Game 1 star Ramirez shoulders blame as two costly miscues sink Guardians

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jose Ramirez 's mental mistake and fielding error cost Cleveland in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, a day after his bat helped boost the Guardians to an opening win. He left third base uncovered on Chandler Simpson 's fourth-inning infield chopper, then misplayed Ben Williamson 's grounder for an error that led to three unearned runs as the Tampa Bay Rays evened the best-of-seven series with a 3-1 win Tuesday night. "It's a little bit faster here with the surface and I was playing parallel to the base," Ramirez said through an interpreter.