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Peralta and Hicks lead Rays past Guardians to level ALCS at 1-1
Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 3-1 in the American League Championship Series.
Freddy Peralta and Liam Hicks led the Rays in the win.
The result tied the best-of-seven series at 1-1.
The ALCS is the playoff series between the Rays and the Guardians that decides which team advances from the American League.
The series is now level, so neither team has the advantage in wins.
The next game’s details are not given.
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 in Game 2 to even the American League Championship Series at 1-1.
Freddy Peralta threw six innings of four-hit ball and struck out six to earn the win.
Liam Hicks hit a two-run single in the fourth inning after a fielding error by Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez.
The three runs scored in the fourth were unearned, and gave Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead.
Cleveland scored once in the seventh, but Tampa Bay’s bullpen held on for the win.
- Who
- The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians.
- What
- The Rays won 3-1 to even the American League Championship Series at 1-1.
- When
- Tuesday night, October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Why
- The Rays scored three unearned runs in the fourth inning after a fielding error by Jose Ramirez, then held the Guardians to one run.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Rays lost Game 1, 7-3, after letting a two-run lead slip away.
Jose Ramirez’s fielding error helped the Rays score three unearned runs, including two on Liam Hicks’s single.
Freddy Peralta completed six innings for the first time in a postseason start.
Chase DeLauter hit an RBI double for Cleveland.
Bryan Baker pitched a perfect inning to finish the game and earn his fourth postseason save.
Game 3 was scheduled to be played in Cleveland.
- Final score
- Rays 3, Guardians 1
- Series score
- ALCS tied 1-1
- Peralta
- Six innings, four hits, six strikeouts
- Hicks
- Two-run single in the fourth inning
- Attendance
- 32,125 at Tropicana Field
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