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Rasmussen allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts over seven innings as Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 3-1 in ALCS Game 5 and took a 3-2 series lead heading home for Game 6.
Two first-half goals gave Orlando enough room to withstand the Dash’s second-half response.
Drew Rasmussen gave Tampa Bay seven innings of one-run baseball, allowing a modest early lead to survive Cleveland’s late pressure in a 3-1 Rays victory.
Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Orlando City SC dismantled D.C. United on Saturday, securing a 4-1 victory that improved their record to 12-5-13 while D.C. United fell to 7-12-10.
Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami CF defeated home Atlanta United FC 3-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Germán Berterame opened the scoring for the visitors.
Griezmann had two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win at Inter.co Stadium, extending his goal-contribution streak to 10 straight MLS matches and keeping the Lions in an automatic playoff place.
Sam Bennett scored three goals as the Florida Panthers defeated the Seattle Kraken 8-3 at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday.
Nikita Kucherov scored twice as the Tampa Bay Lightning erased a two-goal deficit to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at Benchmark International Arena.
Tampa Bay’s offense exploded in the seventh inning to take Game 4 of the ALCS, tying the series at two apiece. Nick Martinez earned the win.
Antoine Griezmann and Martín Ojeda exchanged a goal and an assist in Orlando City’s 4-1 triumph against D.C. United, while Griezmann’s 50th-minute response carried more weight than the late insurance goal.
Orlando paired Desmond Bane’s long-range scoring with Paolo Banchero’s free throws in a 136-115 preseason win that also brought three injury exits.
Paolo Banchero scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Orlando Magic defeated the Miami Heat 136-115 at the Kia Center on Friday.
Orlando's Paolo Banchero scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Magic dominated the Miami Heat 136-115 at the Kia Center.
Hedman's first goal of the season came 2:07 into overtime, a backhand after he carried the puck into the zone and beat Philipp Grubauer in Tampa Bay's 4-3 win over Seattle.
Brady Tkachuk scored three goals, including the overtime winner, as the Florida Panthers rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Thursday.
Victor Hedman scored in overtime to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 victory over Seattle on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena.
Tampa Bay’s 3-2 loss to Cleveland in Game 3 was shaped by disappearing baserunners and a Guardians pitching staff that kept turning chances into empty innings.
Cleveland edged Tampa Bay 3-2 on Thursday to seize a 2-1 series lead in the ALCS. Halpin's home run provided the decisive blow in a tight contest at Progressive Field.
Alexis Lafreniere scored twice in the first period as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes, including one to Ja’Marr Chase, as Cincinnati defeated Miami 31-24 on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.
Freddy Peralta limited Cleveland to four hits and no earned runs as Tampa Bay took Game 2 of the ALCS. The series is now tied 1-1 after the Rays defeated the Guardians 3-1 at Tropicana Field.
