Freddy Peralta, Liam Hicks lift the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Guardians that evens the ALCS at 1-1

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-14 · by Rob Maaddi

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Freddy Peralta pitched six innings with four hits allowed, helping the Tampa Bay Rays win 3-1 against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of the ALCS on Tuesday night. Liam Hicks capitalized on a fielding error by José Ramírez to score two unearned runs, evening the series at 1-1. The game drew an enthusiastic crowd of 32,125 fans at Tropicana Field, cheering for Peralta and the Rays' comeback.
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On October 13, 2026, the Cleveland Guardians lost Game 2 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) to the Tampa Bay Rays with a final score of 3-1, evening the series at 1-1. Rookie lefty Parker Messick faced challenges when José Ramírez made a critical fielding error in the fourth inning, leading to three unearned runs. Despite strong pitching performances from both sides, Freddy Peralta threw six innings for the Rays with four hits allowed, while Liam Hicks lined a two-run single off an error by Ramírez. This mistake significantly impacted the game's outcome and shifted momentum toward Tampa Bay.

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📰 Guardians Vs Rays ALCS Game 2
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Maaddi, R. (2026, October 14). Freddy Peralta, Liam Hicks lift the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Guardians that evens the ALCS at 1-1. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/freddy-peralta-liam-hicks-lift-the-rays-to-a-3-1-win-over-the-guardians-that-evens-the-alcs-at-1-1/article_2672a845-0cdd-51d9-a174-51d818e3d2f9.html

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Who wrote this

Rob Maaddi
24 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Ben Williamson followed with a grounder that scooted underneath Ramírez’s glove and between his legs after the ball hit the edge where the artificial turf met the infield dirt.
🔮 “It’s been a while since we lost, so I think that’s a good thing, and I know the guys will come back and respond tomorrow,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.
🔮 Four errors and another defensive miscue led to three unearned runs that a lineup missing three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge couldn’t overcome during a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of their AL Division Series on Monday night.
🔮 Ben Rice homered twice for the Yankees, who are on the verge of elimination — which would extend their drought without a World Series championship to 17 seasons.
🔮 Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton is expected to miss 12 to 16 weeks after dislocating his left ankle and tearing ligaments in it, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press on Monday.
🔮 Even with undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels at quarterback, Tampa Bay had a chance against the Packers but couldn’t make a play when needed.
🔮 Undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels threw two picks that led to 10 points in his first career start filling in for Baker Mayfield, who missed a game for the first time in his three-plus seasons in Tampa Bay because of a dislocated thumb.
🔮 I would say I work hard.
🔮 Up next RHP Cam Schlittler, the favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award, will start Game 2 for the Yankees.
🔮 Maybe the Cleveland Browns didn’t strike out when they made that blockbuster trade for Deshaun Watson.
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Topics

Cleveland Fla. Rays ST. PETERSBURG the Tampa Bay Rays

Subjects

Ramírez PERSON · 4× Freddy PERSON · 3× Peralta PERSON · 3× Rays ORG · 3× Caminero PERSON · 2× Cleveland ORG · 2× Guardians ORG · 2× Mesa PERSON · 2× Seymour PERSON · 2× ST. PETERSBURG GPE · 1×

Narrative

Ramírez, whose two-run homer in Game 5 of their AL Division Series against Chicago helped the Guardians become the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five series, misplayed a grounder in the fourth inning that led to three unearned runs against rookie lefty Parker Messick.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-14
🔮 Ben Williamson followed with a grounder that scooted underneath Ramírez’s glove and between his legs after the ball hit the edge where the artificial turf met the infield dirt.

Claims (26 extracted, 0 hedged)

Freddy Peralta threw six innings of four-hit ball, Liam Hicks lined a two-run single after a fielding error by José Ramírez and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 Tuesday night to even the AL Championship Series at 1-1. asserted
Rays → throw → 1
Ramírez, whose two-run homer in Game 5 of their AL Division Series against Chicago helped the Guardians become the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five series, misplayed a grounder in the fourth inning that led to three unearned runs against rookie lefty Parker Messick. asserted
that → help → Messick
Junior Caminero walked to start that inning and Victor Mesa Jr. grounded into a forceout originally ruled a double play. asserted
Jr. → walk → forceout
The Rays challenged the calls at both first and second and Mesa was ruled safe when a video review overturned the out decision by first base umpire Mark Ripperger. asserted
review → challenge → Ripperger
After Jonny DeLuca struck out, Chandler Simpson beat out a high chopper to shortstop, and the Mesa reached third standing up when Ramírez failed to cover the bag. asserted
Ramírez → strike → bag
Ben Williamson followed with a grounder that scooted underneath Ramírez’s glove and between his legs after the ball hit the edge where the artificial turf met the infield dirt. asserted
turf → follow → dirt
The third baseman played back rather than charging. asserted
baseman → play → ?
Williamson reached second and Simpson went to third. asserted
Simpson → reach → third
Hicks drove the next pitch to right-center for a 3-0 lead, electrifying the towel-waving, cowbell-ringing crowd of 32,125 fans at Tropicana Field. asserted
Hicks → drive → Field
Peralta and three relievers didn’t need any more support. asserted
Peralta → need → support
With fans chanting “Freddy! Freddy! Freddy!” Peralta struck out six to earn the win. asserted
Peralta → chant → win
He was fired up walking off the mound in the sixth after fanning Petey Halpin swinging at a 3-2 changeup. asserted
He → fire → changeup
Kevin Kelly got two outs in the seventh, retiring Ramírez on a fly ball to center with two runners on. asserted
runners → get → center
Lefty Ian Seymour replaced him and Chase DeLauter lined an RBI double to the right-field corner. asserted
DeLauter → replace → corner
Seymour struck out Jo Adell swinging at a changeup, leaving runners at second and third. asserted
Seymour → strike → second
Seymour pitched a 1-2-3 eighth and Bryan Baker finished with a perfect ninth for his fourth postseason save. asserted
Baker → pitch → save
Acquired by the Rays from the Mets at the trade deadline, Peralta turned around his season in Tampa Bay going 5-2 with a 3.25 ERA in 10 starts after posting a 4.99 ERA for New York. asserted
Peralta → acquire → York
Messick, who grew up going to Rays games at the Trop, took the loss after giving up six hits and the three unearned runs in five innings. asserted
who → grow → innings
Cleveland had won four straight in the postseason for the first time since winning their first six playoff games in 2016 on the way to a World Series berth. asserted
Cleveland → win → berth
No hit for you Caminero leaped to his left to snag Steven Kwan’s hard liner to third in the fifth and then wagged his finger toward the batter. asserted
Caminero → leap → batter
Caminero, who played all 162 games in the regular season and hit 42 home runs, was in the lineup after a collision with DeLuca on a foul ball in the ninth inning Monday night. asserted
who → play → inning
Neither team had announced a starter for Thursday night. asserted
team → announce → night
RHP Nick Martinez (15-6, 3.10 ERA) started Game 3 against the Yankees, allowing two runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings in a 4-3 victory. asserted
Martinez → start → victory
RHP Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76) is on schedule to start for the Guardians. asserted
Williams → start → Guardians
Williams started Games 2 and 5 against the White Sox and tossed an inning in relief in Game 4. asserted
Williams → start → Game
He had 24 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and six hits. asserted
He → have → runs
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