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Freddy Peralta threw six shutout innings and a defensive misplay by José Ramírez allowed the Tampa Bay Rays to defeat the Cleveland Guardians, evening the American League Championship Series at one game apiece.
The midseason acquisition from the New York Mets delivered a dominant performance against Cleveland's Parker Messick, who had started the previous night's game.
Peralta allowed just four hits and struck out six batters, maintaining an average fastball velocity more than 2.5 mph higher than his season average.
His start lowered his earned run average to 0.81 over his last eight outings in a Rays uniform. The Rays built their lead in the fourth inning when shaky Cleveland defense allowed runs to score.
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