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Down 2-0 in a heartbeat, Guardians answer with 14 hits and a 7-3 playoff win

Cleveland absorbed an early punch in St. Petersburg, then swung its way to a postseason statement.

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01Oct 13, 2026Guardians 7-3 Rays: Late surge seals MLB Postseason winCleveland beat Tampa Bay 7-3 at Tropicana Field, turning a first-inning deficit into a postseason win with 14 hits and a late four-inning surge. Full stats on .02Oct 13, 2026Guardians surge late to beat Rays 7-3 in TampaCleveland turned a 2-0 deficit into a 7-3 MLB Postseason win in St. Petersburg, riding 14 hits and a late burst. Here are the key numbers.03Oct 12, 2026Brewers 2-1 Dodgers: Milwaukee take series leadMilwaukee topped Los Angeles 2-1 in the MLB Postseason, fueled by Brice Turang’s homer, a lock-in bullpen and crisp infield play. See full stats on .04Oct 11, 2026Guardians 2-0 White Sox in MLB PostseasonJosé Ramírez’s fourth-inning homer and Gavin Williams’ 12 strikeouts powered Cleveland’s 2-0 MLB Postseason win over the White Sox. Guardians now lead the series 3-2.05Oct 8, 2026Brewers top Padres 3-1 in MLB Postseason at Petco ParkBrewers beat the Padres 3-1 in the MLB Postseason behind 10 hits and a shutdown bullpen. Tatis Jr. homered, but Milwaukee’s staff fanned nine and controlled traffic.06Oct 8, 2026Home runs carry Rays past Yankees 4-3 at Yankee StadiumTampa Bay beat New York 4-3 at Yankee Stadium, riding two home runs and a lockdown bullpen. The Yankees stranded 15 despite seven hits and three walks.07Oct 8, 2026Dodgers beat Braves 4-1 in MLB Postseason clashLos Angeles topped Atlanta 4-1 at Truist Park. Muncy homered, Pages drove in two, and Díaz closed it out after Glasnow and the bullpen kept the Braves quiet.08Oct 7, 2026MLB Postseason: Padres make six hits count in 4-3 win over BrewersPadres beat the Brewers 4-3 at Petco Park, turning six hits into four runs. Cronenworth homered, King saved it, and Milwaukee stranded 17 runners.09Oct 7, 2026Dodgers beat Braves 3-1 in Atlanta as Yamamoto shinesDodgers beat Braves 3-1 at Truist Park as Freeman and Enrique Hernández homers and Yamamoto’s 10 K gem put LA up 2-1 in the MLB Postseason.10Oct 6, 2026Rays capitalize on Yankees errors in 5-2 Postseason winTampa Bay beat New York 5-2 at Tropicana Field, powered by a four-run fifth, clean defense and steady relief. Ben Rice’s two homers were not enough.11Oct 5, 2026Braves 3-2 Dodgers: Walks and bullpen win the day in LAAtlanta beat the Dodgers 3-2 at Dodger Stadium, turning seven walks and a steady bullpen into a road postseason win despite two LA home runs.12Sep 24, 2026Brewers power past Phillies 4-1 after a fast startMilwaukee beat Philadelphia 4-1 behind homers from Yelich and Turang and a spotless bullpen. The Phillies stranded 22, wasting extra traffic despite six hits and four walks.

Tampa Bay led 2-0 before the first inning was done at Tropicana Field, the kind of start that usually buries a visiting team in October. Cleveland never flinched. The Guardians piled up 14 hits and walked away with a 7-3 victory that flipped the script entirely.

The comeback came in stages. Cleveland chipped away at the deficit, then delivered a decisive stretch of scoring across the final four innings that Tampa Bay had no reply for. Once the visitors' bats found their timing, every rally seemed to build on the last.

For a Cleveland squad already building momentum this postseason, the message is clear: this lineup does not panic when it falls behind. It just keeps taking its swings — and the scoreboard eventually follows.

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