Gawking: The Tampa Bay Rays are One Win Away from the World Series

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?