Guardians–Rays ALCS Game 5 moves to Sunday at 5 p.m. ET after rainout

The Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays are scheduled to play American League Championship Series Game 5 on Sunday, October 18, at 5 p.m. ET in Cleveland after rain postponed Friday’s Game 4. USA TODAY Sports and SB Nation reported the revised schedule, which moves both games back a day in a series Cleveland leads 2-1.

Game 4 is now set for Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. ET at Progressive Field, the slot previously assigned to Game 5, according to USA TODAY Sports. The rescheduling gives the teams a Saturday game before the new Sunday afternoon start for Game 5.

Rain delays Game 4 at Progressive Field

Cash said he was ‘not frustrated at all’ by the decision. ‘MLB and I think both clubs did everything they could to try to get it in,’ he said, according to USA TODAY Sports, which attributed his comments to reporter Ryan Bass. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt also expressed disappointment, saying Cleveland was accustomed to such weather.

Game 4 pitchers remain in place

Vogt said Armstrong would remain Cleveland’s Game 4 opener after the postponement, USA TODAY Sports reported. Cash likewise confirmed Nick Martinez would start for Tampa Bay. Asked about the Rays’ plans beyond that game, Cash said the club would go ‘day-to-day from there.’

Cleveland took its 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 3-2 victory on Thursday, CBS Sports reported in its preview of Friday’s scheduled game. That preview had identified Armstrong as the Guardians’ planned opener and Martinez as the Rays’ planned starter before the rainout.

USA TODAY Sports lists potential Games 6 and 7 for October 19 and 20 if the series requires them. Those dates follow the revised Sunday Game 5, making the Friday postponement a change to the remaining series schedule as well as to the next game in Cleveland.