Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts to a play during Game 4 of the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Rays vs Guardians, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026 at 5:08 p.m. ET | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH | TBS/truTV

Pitching is always paramount in baseball. With good pitching come easier games, better matchups, and stifled hitters. We’ve already seen the Brewers dominate two teams with their arms. In this series, the starting pitching has been impressive, and the bullpen work has been mostly good, even if shaky at times. 

It should be no surprise that this season the Rays and Guardians have had some of the best pitching in baseball. Let’s compare how their teams stacked up in the regular season and look at what might be happening for each team in Game 5 tonight. 

Tampa Bay Rays:

• 3.70 ERA (7th)
• 594 earned runs allowed (7th)
• 201 home runs allowed (23rd)
• 409 walks allowed (1st)
• 1,322 strikeouts (19th)
• 1.14 WHIP (1st)
• .229 batting average against (4th)

Cleveland Guardians

• 3.77 ERA (9th)
• 602 earned runs allowed (8th)
• 175 home runs allowed (13th)
• 530 walks allowed (13th)
• 1,530 strikeouts (3rd)
• 1.26 WHIP (9th)
• .238 batting average against (11th)

The series is now tied, and anyone who follows sports knows just how important a Game 5 is in a best-of-seven series when it is tied at 2-2. We’ve seen alternating wins and losses for both teams. Which team's pitching staff will prevail in this one? 

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