Heading into a do-or-die AL Championship Series (ALCS) Game 6 tilt against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Cleveland Guardians need a win. Down 3-2 after the Rays won Games 4 and 5 in Cleveland, the Guardians will need to be at the top of their game to reach Game 7. To counter Tampa Bay's explosive top half of their offense, Cleveland will turn to one of their most reliable arms. Per The Athletic's Zack Meisel on X (formerly Twitter), veteran reliever Shawn Armstrong will start Game 6 on Monday night.

“Shawn Armstrong will start/open for the Guardians in Game 6 tonight,” reported Meisel on Monday morning.

Article Continues Below

More on this story as it progresses.