Rays punish Cleveland defensive lapses to square ALCS at two games apiece

Rays defeat Guardians 7-3 to level ALCS at 2-2Díaz seals victory with ninth-inning home runTampa Bay and Cleveland meet again on SundayJonathan Aranda’s single led to two runs in the seventh inning when the ball got by right fielder Chase DeLauter, Nick Martinez pitched five and one-third innings for his first postseason win and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Saturday night to even the AL Championship Series at 2-2.Game 5 of the best-of-seven matchup is Sunday in Cleveland before the series shifts back to St Petersburg, Florida, on Monday. There is no off day for travel after Friday’s game was postponed by rain. Continue reading…

Yandy Díaz’s ninth-inning homer capped Tampa Bay’s 7-3 victory in Cleveland as the Rays pulled level in the ALCS to keep their World Series hopes alive Jonathan Aranda’s single led to two runs in the seventh inning when the ball got by right fielder Chase DeLauter, Nick Martinez pitched five and one-third innings for his first postseason win and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Saturday night to even the AL Championship Series at 2-2.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven matchup is Sunday in Cleveland before the series shifts back to St Petersburg, Florida, on Monday. There is no off day for travel after Friday’s game was postponed by rain. Cleveland’s Travis Bazzana hit his first postseason home run but also committed a fielding error at second base on a tough night for the Guardians’ defense. The first four hitters in the