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He mixed in the fastest pitch of his career, a 99.4 mph fastball to Guardians right fielder Jo Adell in the fifth, and scattered four hits while keeping Cleveland off the board for as long as it mattered.\n\nThe damage came in the fourth inning, when a fielding error by Jose Ramirez opened the door for the Rays. Liam Hicks made Cleveland pay with a two-run single, and that was effectively the game. Parker Messick took the loss for the Guardians, allowing three runs over five innings, all of them unearned, a product of the defensive breakdown behind him rather than anything he did wrong on the mound.\n\nThe series is tied 1-1 as it shifts away from Tropicana Field, with the Guardians left to regret a missed chance to seize control.","published_at":"2026-10-14T04:49:16.110960+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"3 Guardians most to blame for 3-1 Game 2 loss to Rays","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/3-guardians-most-blame-3-052731358.html"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Freddy Peralta Is Boosting The Rays' World Series Hopes — And His Free Agency Stock","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/freddy-peralta-boosting-rays-world-series-hopes-and-his-free-agency-stock"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Peralta tosses gem, Rays cash in on Ramirez's gaffe in Game 2 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