CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings and Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead two-run homer as the Guardians beat the Rays 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field. The series is tied 1-1. Halpin’s fifth-inning drive to right-center scored Patrick Bailey and gave Cleveland the lead. Chandler Simpson tripled and drove in two runs for Tampa Bay. Tyler Wells and Steven Matz each threw two scoreless relief innings for Tampa Bay. Williams allowed two runs and two hits with one walk to improve to 16-8. Cade Smith earned his 43rd save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings and two strikeouts. Griffin Jax took the loss, falling to 8-11 after giving up three runs over four innings. Cleveland had six hits, while Tampa Bay had three. The Guardians improved to 90-80, and the Rays fell to 102-66. The afternoon game drew 30,101 fans and lasted 2 hours, 28 minutes.