- Low-payroll showdown: both clubs build with contact, speed and defense — "small ball" Rays vs gritty "Guards Ball" Guardians.
- Pitching spotlight: Drew Rasmussen (no-hit bid into the 8th, 10 K in ALDS opener) vs newly acquired lefty Foster Griffin.
- Contrasting momentum: Rays had the AL’s best regular season and swept the Yankees; Guardians are feisty underdogs who rallied from 0-2 to win their ALDS.
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