TAMPA, Oct. 14 -- Tampa Bay's bats had been waiting all October for a break, and on Tuesday night it came off Jose Ramirez's glove.

The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field to level it at one game apiece. All three runs came in the fourth inning, and all three were unearned, CBS Sports reported.

Freddy Peralta did the rest. He pitched six shutout innings on 99 pitches, allowing four singles and two walks and striking out six, after Cleveland took the series opener, ALCS Game 1, 7-3. "The velocity really stood out today," manager Kevin Cash said.

The fourth began with a walk to Junior Caminero. Victor Mesa Jr. bounced to second and the Guardians appeared to turn a double pla...