The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Saturday night to win game four of the American League Championship Series. With the win, the Rays have evened the best-of-seven ALCS 2-2.
After Cleveland scored in the first inning, Jonathan Aranda hit a RBI single in the third to tie the game 1-1. Junior Caminero gave the Rays the lead in the sixth with a RBI double, before Tampa Bay broke through with a three-run seventh inning. Aranda had a big two-run hit in that inning - he finished the game going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
The Guardians got two runs back in the bottom of the seventh, but Yandy Diaz hit a two-run homer in the ninth to make it a 7-3 game, which would prove to be the final score. Stater Nick Martinez (1-0, 3.00) got the win after allowing one earned run on two hits in five and one-third innings of work. Freddy Peralta got two big outs out of the bullpen in the sixth inning, while Bryan Baker got the final three outs of the game to clinch the win.
The Rays and Guardians will now meet in game five of the series on Sunday evening in Cleveland. First pitch Sunday is scheduled for 5:00 PM - Chris Adams-Wall begins pregame coverage at 4:30 PM on 95.7 WDAE & AM 620, your Home of Rays Baseball.
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