Eduardo Pérez is wheeling his one-man clown car around Progressive Field when joining Buster Olney to discuss the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the ALCS. They discuss how Drew Rasmussen controlled the strike zone with three different fastballs, Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda stepping up, Junior Caminero looking eager and overwhelmed, Taylor Walls’ defense, if baseball will be played in Cleveland again in 2026, whether the week off for the Milwaukee Brewers will help or hurt them before the World Series, and the conversations that will be had between Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.
0:00 Welcome
0:30 Recap: Rays beat Guardians, lead ALCS 3-2
4:16 Eduardo Pérez joins
4:30 Drew Rasmussen dominates
7:30 Rasmussen’s three effective fastballs
10:34 Top of the Rays lineup
12:44 Junior Caminero
15:03 Taylor Walls’ defensive inspiration
18:43 Guardians ALCS Game 6 outlook
20:14 Brewers are off for almost a week
22:03 Could Shohei Ohtani move to the bullpen?
24:31 Bleacher Tweets
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