{"id":267180,"date":"2026-10-13T05:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/patrick-baileys-wife-gets-2-word-message-from-gavin-williams-girlfriend-after-the-guardians-catcher-hits-game-tying-hr-in-alcs-opener\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T05:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:51:09","slug":"patrick-baileys-wife-gets-2-word-message-from-gavin-williams-girlfriend-after-the-guardians-catcher-hits-game-tying-hr-in-alcs-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/patrick-baileys-wife-gets-2-word-message-from-gavin-williams-girlfriend-after-the-guardians-catcher-hits-game-tying-hr-in-alcs-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Bailey&#8217;s wife gets 2-word message from Gavin Williams&#8217; girlfriend after the Guardians catcher hits game-tying HR in ALCS opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5227798\" data-slug-id=\"2847976\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday after a late rally from their hitters.<\/p>\n<p>Guardians catcher Patrick Bailey smashed a solo home run in the seventh inning to tie the game. The Guardians scored five runs in the next two innings to clinch the series opener.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland&#8217;s starting pitcher Gavin Williams&#8217; girlfriend Taylor Jones gave a shout-out to the Guardians catcher&#8217;s wife in her Instagram story. She shared a snippet of Bailey&#8217;s home run in Tampa, writing:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Yes ma&#8217;am.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"(Image source - Instagram)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"3362\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"(Image source - Instagram)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/10\/6d425-17918695929545-1920.jpg?w=640\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%203362%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>(Image source &#8211; Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Williams, who leads the AL in strikeouts, helped the Guardians to the championship series after shutting down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/chicago-white-sox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Chicago White Sox<\/a> over 5.2 innings in the ALDS-deciding Game 5. His performance helped the Guardians clinch a 2-0 win and complete a dramatic comeback in the series.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-single-related article-related-recommend\">\n<a class=\"article-single-related-url\" data-variant=\"3\" data-drop-off-point=\"\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"article-related-image article-related-recommend-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Bailey, who was traded to the Guardians by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/san-francisco-giants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> in May, registered a career-high nine home runs in 82 games during the regular season. Monday&#8217;s solo shot was his second home run of the postseason for Cleveland.<\/p>\n<h2>Guardians manager &#8220;proud&#8221; of team&#8217;s offensive rally in comeback win<\/h2>\n<p>The Guardians trailed the Rays 2-0 heading into the sixth inning. However, the AL East winner&#8217;s control over the game disappeared after the sixth inning as the Guardians scripted a dramatic comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt praised the spirit of his players, especially the offense, for their comeback win.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be more proud of them,\u201d Vogt said. \u201cWe got punched early. Our pitching staff, credit to them for stopping it and keeping us in the game as long as they did.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The offense came alive. I thought we had great at-bats the whole game. Just couldn&#8217;t get that one hit with runners in scoring position. 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