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Rays Bounce Back to Beat Guardians 7-3, Even ALCS at Two Games

The Tampa Bay Rays responded when they needed it most, defeating the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Saturday night to even the American League Championship Series at two games apiece.

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Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 4:02 AM

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The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 to even the ALCS at 2-2.
Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero drove in key runs to break an early 1-1 deadlock.
Travis Bazzana homered for Cleveland in the seventh inning to briefly cut the deficit to two runs.

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The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Saturday night at Progressive Field to tie the American League Championship Series at 2-2. Junior Caminero broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI double in the sixth inning before Tampa Bay added three runs in the seventh, highlighted by another Jonathan Aranda RBI single and a Chandler Simpson sacrifice fly.

Cleveland narrowed the deficit to 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh via a Travis Bazzana solo home run and a Brayan Rocchio RBI single. However, Tampa Bay reliever Bryan Baker and the bullpen halted the rally, and Yandy Díaz sealed the victory with a two-run homer in the ninth.

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Rays Bounce Back to Beat Guardians 7-3, Even ALCS at Two Games

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