TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Monday at George Steinbrenner Field, winning the American League Championship Series 4-2 and advancing to the World Series. Freddy Peralta earned the win, allowing one earned run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings with three walks and three strikeouts. Tim Herrin took the loss. Junior Caminero went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs, Richie Palacios went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and Yandy Díaz homered and drove in two runs for Tampa Bay. Both teams had seven hits. Caminero hit a two-run homer in the seventh, and Palacios doubled in two runs in the second. Tampa Bay will face Milwaukee in the World Series. Attendance was 40,230, and the game took 2:55. Tampa Bay improved to 105-66, and Cleveland finished 90-83.