Guardians fans pack bars for Game 2 of ALCS
Team leads series 1-0 after Game 1 win over Rays
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Fans gathered at bars downtown to watch the Cleveland Guardians play Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
The gathering followed the Guardians’ 7-3 win over the Rays in Game 1 on Monday.
Fans say October belongs to Cleveland
City tap employee Dom Nelson said he is ready for the series to continue. “Bring it on. It’s time. You can feel it, everybody’s getting excited for it.” Nelson said.
Fan John Dickinson pointed to the team’s recent performance. “Given the way they’ve been rolling, we’re four in a row now, that I’m feeling pretty good,” Dickinson said.
Taylor Donahue who works at Jolenes said she believes this could be the Guardians’ year. “I think this is the year for sure,” Donahue said.
Division crown fuels October run
The Guardians edged out the Chicago White Sox by one game to win the AL Central.
“As a fan, it’s everything that we asked for, you know. It’s a series that was fought, and you know, we never gave up,” Andres Gomez said.
“Going into it, winning the division definitely had a positive impact on how it felt going into everything,” Taylor Campbell said.
“Believing in each other, not giving up. That’s what they did,” Nelson said.
“Everything they’ve been doing since they just turned it around has been incredible and hard to believe and it’s just a dream ride and let’s keep it going.” Dickinson said.
Fans call Game 1 electrifying
The Guardians took Game 1 of the ALCS 7-3 over the Rays on Monday.
“We’re used to being down, but I knew it would come off and win,” Donahue said.
“They always rally around each other. It was just good to see the fans in here having fun,” Nelson said.
“They’re not going to roll over easy for us, but we’re not making it easy for them,” Campbell said.
Cleveland has not won a World Series title since 1948
“Game by game. I don’t want to get too ahead of myself, but it’s exciting,” Campbell said.
Dickinson said a championship is “certainly overdue.”
Game 3 of the series is set for Thursday in Cleveland, with first pitch at 1 p.m., it was moved up from 6 p.m.
Game 4 follows Friday in Cleveland.
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