Tampa Bay have rallied behind Freddy Peralta to end Cleveland's winning streak and tie their baseball playoff series at one game apiece.
Australian Travis Bazzana picked up a hit against Peralta, who started for the Rays and threw six scoreless innings on Wednesday (AEST) in their 3-1 home win.
It broke the Guardians' four-game winning streak and sent the American League Championship Series to Cleveland evenly poised for Friday's third game.
Cleveland's Jose Ramirez, who had been mighty for the Guardians, left third base uncovered for a key play in the fourth, then made a fielding error with two out in the same inning.
Immediately after Ramirez mis-played a ground ball, Liam Hicks hit a single that scored two runs and gave Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead.
Peralta gave up only four hits in his six-inning performance and struck out six to earn the win, while Cleveland starter Parker Messick was credited with the loss.
Chase DeLauter lined an RBI double in the seventh to score Cleveland's run. Bazzana hit one for four.
The winners of the best-of-seven-games ALCS will meet the Milwaukee Brewers or defending champions Los Angeles in the World Series.
The Brewers lead the Dodgers 2-0 in the National League Championship Series.
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.
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.
Cleveland had won four straight in the post-season for the first time since winning their first six playoff games in 2016, on the way to a World Series loss.
The 98-win Rays swept the New York Yankees before a 7-3 loss in game one against the Guardians.
- with The AP
