Cleveland leads Tampa Bay 2-1 in the American League Championship Series, and Game 4 goes Friday night at Progressive Field. The Guardians have a chance to put the Rays on the brink at home. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, needs a win to stay alive and force a fifth game.
Game Info
- Matchup: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians
- Series: ALCS – Game 4 (best of 7)
- Date: October 16, 2026
- First Pitch: 8:00 p.m. ET
- Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland
How to Watch
United States
- In Spanish: Telemundo, UniMás/TUDN, Universo, FOX Deportes, ESPN Deportes, Peacock
- Rays local: RAYS (MLB Local Media), WMOR (free OTA), RAYS.TV — no local blackout inside the MLB app
- Guardians local: CLEG (MLB Local Media), WKYC (free OTA), CLEGUARDIANS.TV — no local blackout inside the MLB app
Mexico
- 6:00 p.m. CT
- Canal 5 (free) — 55 regular-season games; 2026-2028 deal
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game
- ESPN — ~6 games per week
- TUDN
- Canal FOX — 5-game weekly package
- Disney+ — 6 additional games per week + ESPN simulcast
Venezuela
- 8:00 p.m. VET
- Televén (free) — mainly weekends; free streaming on mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games/day via Simple, Inter and NetUno GO
- ByM Sport — 6 days a week via Inter and Simple
- IVC — Tuesday through Sunday
- ESPN / Disney+
Dominican Republic
- 8:00 p.m. AST
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games/week, one daily, free. Seventh consecutive year. Covers Opening Day through the full World Series, including Futures Game, Home Run Derby, All-Star Game and entire postseason
- ESPN
- 1BASEBALL — via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do (free stream)
- MLB.TV
Puerto Rico
- 8:00 p.m. AST
- WAPA Deportes (free) — regular season, typically Friday–Sunday; exclusive island broadcast for All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
Note on MLB.TV: MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. An in-market local subscription (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season) is available separately inside the MLB app for 22 of 30 clubs and is blackout-free locally. Games exclusive to national partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not included in MLB.TV — that’s not a blackout, they simply aren’t part of the package. No public blackout map exists for Latin American countries.
Series Standing
- Cleveland Guardians: 2-1 (.667)
- Tampa Bay Rays: 1-2 (.333)
Starting Pitchers
- Tampa Bay Rays: Nick Martinez — 15-6, 3.10 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 109 strikeouts, 180.0 IP (RHP)
- Cleveland Guardians: TBD
What to Watch For
Nick Martinez was one of the best starters in the AL this season — 15 wins, a 3.10 ERA and a tight 1.09 WHIP over 180 innings. He’ll need every bit of that to silence Cleveland’s lineup at Progressive Field. The Guardians, holding a 2-1 series edge, are one win away from putting the Rays in a must-win hole. Tampa Bay has to win tonight to keep the series alive.
This article will be updated after the game with the final score, key plays and video highlights.
