Thursday's Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians has been moved to a 1 p.m. start due to the threat of rain in Cleveland on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball moved the start time up five hours for the series to remain on schedule. The game at Progressive Field will still be broadcast on TBS and other TNT Sports platforms.
ALSO READ: Watch the Rays' ALCS playoff games on Tropicana Field's huge videoboard
The best-of-seven series is even at 1-1 after the Rays' 3-1 victory Tuesday night. Cleveland took the series opener 7-3 on Monday.
Tampa Bay will send right-hander Griffin Jax to the mound. Jax (8-10, 3.52 ERA) struck out four and gave up one run in two innings of relief against the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series.
Cleveland is expected to go with Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76 ERA), who led the AL in strikeouts. The right-hander started Games 2 and 5 against the White Sox and tossed an inning in relief in Game 4. He had 24 strikeouts in 11⅔ innings, allowing two runs and six hits.
ALSO READ: Rays' pitchers shut down Guardians in 3-1 victory to even ALCS at one game apiece
Friday’s Game 4 in Cleveland still has a start time of 6 p.m. and Saturday’s first pitch is slated for 8 p.m.
If necessary, the series returns to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg for Game 6 on Monday and Game 7 on Tuesday.
