Takeaways after Rays tie ALCS at 2 with Guardians

CLEVELAND — Who would have thought two teams with similar styles and organizational priorities and roster efficiencies would turn out to be so evenly matched on the field?

Well, actually, not the oddsmakers. They had the No. 1-seeded Rays as a pretty heavy favorite over the No. 2-seeded Guardians going into the American League Championship Series, in part because Cleveland had a more…