Freddy Peralta Is Boosting The Rays' World Series Hopes — And His Free Agency Stock

TROPICANA FIELD (St.. Petersburg, Fla.) — After their first loss of the postseason, the Rays were in the throes of their first real test of October adversity. They had to find a way to stop the bleeding and prevent the ALCS against the Guardians from getting out of hand. Most of all, they needed a stopper. A few months ago, no one could’ve imagined that veteran right-hander Freddy Peralta would be the answer. Peralta, the fastball-reliant Tampa-Bay transplant, was spectacular in the Rays’ 3-1 win against Cleveland on Tuesday night at Tropicana FIeld.