Overview
- Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 3-1 on Tuesday to even the American League Championship Series at 1-1.
- Freddy Peralta threw six shutout innings, struck out six and touched a career‑high 99.4 mph on his fastball in a performance that highlighted his turnaround since the Rays acquired him from the Mets.
- A misplayed grounder by José Ramírez in the fourth inning produced three unearned runs and set up Liam Hicks’ two‑run single, which accounted for all Tampa Bay scoring.
- Kevin Kelly, Ian Seymour and closer Bryan Baker combined to finish the game with Baker recording a perfect ninth for his fourth postseason save.
- The series moves to Progressive Field for Game 3 at 6 p.m. ET Thursday with the Rays buoyed by pitching and opportunistic offense and the Guardians seeking to regroup at home after their ALDS comeback run.