TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Freddy Peralta struck out six over six scoreless innings and Tampa Bay beat Cleveland 3-1 on Tuesday in Game 2 of their playoff series at George Steinbrenner Field. The Rays evened the series at 1-1. Tampa Bay scored all three runs in the third. Liam Hicks went 2 for 3 with two RBIs while Ben Williamson reached on a José Ramírez fielding error that helped open the door. Parker Messick allowed six hits over five scoreless innings, walked two, struck out three and took the loss. Chase DeLauter doubled home Cleveland’s run in the sixth. Bryan Baker pitched a scoreless inning for his 45th save. Ian Seymour and Slade Cecconi combined for 2 1/3 scoreless relief innings. Cleveland had six hits and Tampa Bay had seven. Tampa Bay grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 32,125. The game took 2 hours, 42 minutes.