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Rays win ugly: all three runs unearned in 3-1 playoff victory over Guardians

An error opened the door and Tampa Bay walked through it, scoring three times in the fourth without a single earned run.

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Tampa Bay found the cheapest route to a postseason win: three runs, none of them earned. A Cleveland error opened the fourth inning at Tropicana Field, and the Rays turned the gift into the rally that settled a 3-1 victory. Pitching did the rest, keeping the Guardians quiet once the damage was done.

The margin mattered, too. Only a day earlier, Cleveland had rolled to a 7-3 win in St. Petersburg with 14 hits and a late surge. This time the Rays' arms shut the door, and a single sloppy frame was all the offense either side could muster.

In October, one mistake can decide a game. The Guardians made theirs at the worst possible moment, and the Rays were ruthless enough to cash it in.

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