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Rays beat Guardians 3-1 to even ALCS

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Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings and Liam Hicks delivered a two-run single as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Tuesday night, evening the American League Championship Series at one game apiece.

Tampa Bay scored all three of its runs in the fourth inning after a series of defensive miscues by Cleveland. Following a successful Rays challenge that overturned a double-play call, Victor Mesa Jr. was ruled safe. Ben Williamson then hit a grounder that went under third baseman José Ramírez’s glove. Hicks followed with a single to right-center that gave Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead. All three runs against Guardians starter Parker Messick were unearned.

Peralta allowed four hits and struck out six. Kevin Kelly and Ian Seymour handled the seventh inning, though Chase DeLauter’s RBI double cut Cleveland’s deficit to two. Seymour then worked a perfect eighth before Bryan Baker retired the side in order in the ninth for his fourth postseason save.

Messick allowed six hits over five innings. The Rays’ victory followed Cleveland’s 7-3 comeback win in Game 1. The best-of-seven series moves to Cleveland for Game 3 on Thursday night.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 6 articles, 1 with the publisher's own text; 6 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 42 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.

Publishers
21
Source articles
30
Given to the writer
6, 1 with the article's own text
Independent newsrooms
6
This version written
42 h after the record first saw the story
Second model (editor)
revised
Publication gate
passed
Human review
none

WHAT THE EDITOR DID

The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.

WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Two fourth-inning sequence details needed correction to match the source account. - "Chandler Simpson reached on an infield hit.": The source says Victor Mesa Jr. was ruled safe on the overturned double-play call before Chandler Simpson later beat out an infield hit; the story incorrectly ties Simpson's reach to the challenge sequence. - "Ben Williamson then hit a grounder that went under third baseman José Ramírez’s glove, allowing two runners to advance.": The source says Williamson reached second and Simpson advanced to third, not merely that two runners advanced; Mesa also scored on the play as part of the three-run inning.

THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES

Rays beat Guardians 3-1 to even ALCS

Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings and Liam Hicks delivered a two-run single as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Tuesday night, evening the American League Championship Series at one game apiece. Tampa Bay scored all three of its runs in the fourth inning after a series of defensive miscues by Cleveland. Following a successful Rays challenge that overturned a double-play call, ChandlerVictor SimpsonMesa reachedJr. onwas anruled infield hit.safe. Ben Williamson then hit a grounder that went under third baseman José Ramírez’s glove, allowing two runners to advance.glove. Hicks followed with a single to right-center that gave Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead. All three runs against Guardians starter Parker Messick were unearned. Peralta allowed four hits and struck out six. Kevin Kelly and Ian Seymour handled the seventh inning, though Chase DeLauter’s RBI double cut Cleveland’s deficit to two. Seymour then worked a perfect eighth before Bryan Baker retired the side in order in the ninth for his fourth postseason save. Messick allowed six hits over five innings. The Rays’ victory followed Cleveland’s 7-3 comeback win in Game 1. The best-of-seven series moves to Cleveland for Game 3 on Thursday night.

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WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Cleveland Guardians · 4 outlets
  • Tropicana Field · 4 outlets
  • Tampa Bay · 4 outlets
  • World Series · 4 outlets
  • Freddy Peralta · 3 outlets
  • Liam Hicks · 3 outlets
  • Junior Caminero · 3 outlets
  • Chandler Simpson · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Nathaniel Lowe · from 15 Oct 20:51, 3 outlets
  • Patrick Bailey · from 15 Oct 20:51, 3 outlets
  • Jonathan Aranda · from 18 Oct 03:36, 3 outlets
  • Richie Palacios · from 18 Oct 03:36, 3 outlets
  • Brayan Rocchio · from 18 Oct 03:36, 3 outlets
  • Shawn Armstrong · from 18 Oct 03:36, 3 outlets
  • Jonny DeLuca · from 19 Oct 05:12, 3 outlets
  • Hunter Gaddis · from 15 Oct 20:51, 2 outlets

HOW THIS STORY DEVELOPED: EVERY HEADLINE, EVERY OUTLET →