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Rays flip the script: 7-3 win over Guardians — same score, opposite winner

Tampa Bay answered Cleveland's early-October rout with a mirror-image 7-3 win at Tropicana Field, powered by Caminero and Díaz homers.

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A week after Cleveland walked into Tropicana Field and left with a 7-3 win, Tampa Bay flipped the result — and the scoreline stayed exactly the same. This time the Rays did the damage, with Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz both clearing the fence and Freddy Peralta giving the pitching a steady anchor.

The symmetry is the story, but the substance matters for a Tampa Bay side that had already edged Cleveland 3-1 earlier in this postseason, a night when all three runs were unearned. This time the bats did the heavy lifting, with the two homers providing the cushion behind Peralta's steady work.

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