American League Championship Series
RAYS VS. ASTROS
at San Diego
TV: TBS
Sunday: 7:37 p.m. ET Rays: LH Blake Snell (4-2, 3.24 regular season; 1-1, 3.38 postseason); Astros, TBA
Monday: 4:07 p.m.
Tuesday: TBA
Wednesday: TBA
Thursday(ASTERISK): TBA
Friday(ASTERISK): TBA
Oct. 17(ASTERISK): TBA
(ASTERISK) If necessary
40-PLAYER POSTSEASON POOL
Rays will pick a 28-man active roster for the ALCS from this group by Sunday morning:
Pitchers (19): LH Jose Alvarado-x, RH Nick Anderson, RH Diego Castillo, RH John Curtiss, RH Oliver Drake-x, RH Pete Fairbanks, LH Josh Fleming, LH Sean Gilmartin-y, RH Tyler Glasnow, RH Brent Honeywell, LH Aaron Loup, LH Shane McClanahan, RH Charlie Morton, RH Trevor Richards, LH Ryan Sherriff, RH Aaron Slegers, LH Blake Snell, RH Ryan Thompson, LH Ryan Yarbrough
Catchers (4): Ronaldo Hernandez, Michael Perez, Kevan Smith, Mike Zunino
Infielders (9): Willy Adames, Mike Brosseau, Vidal Brujan, Ji-Man Choi, Yandy Diaz, Wander Franco-y, Brandon Lowe, Nate Lowe, Joey Wendle
Outfielders (8): Randy Arozarena, Kevin Kiermaier, Manuel Margot, Austin Meadows, Brian O'Grady, Brett Phillips, Hunter Renfroe, Yoshi Tsutsugo
x-currently on injured list; y-not on 40-man roster
WINNER-TAKE-ALL GAMES FOR RAYS
Friday was the seventh winner-take-all game the Rays have played:
2008: ALCS Game 7, vs. Red Sox, won 3-1
2010: ALDS Game 5, vs. Rangers, lost 5-1
2013: AL tiebreaker, at Rangers, won 5-2
2013: AL wild-card game, at Indians, won 4-0
2019: AL wild-card game, at A's, won 5-1
2019: ALDS Game 5, at Astros, lost 6-1
2020: ALDS Game 5, vs. Yankees, won 2-1
WORLD SERIES
at Arlington, Texas
Oct. 20: AL vs. NL, Game 1
Oct. 21: AL vs. NL, Game 2
Oct. 23: AL vs. NL, Game 3
Oct. 24: AL vs. NL, Game 4
Oct. 25: AL vs. NL, Game 5(ASTERISK)
Oct. 27: AL vs. NL, Game 6(ASTERISK)
Oct. 28: AL vs. NL, Game 7(ASTERISK)
(ASTERISK) If necessary
