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José Ramírez homers, reaches 1,000 RBIs as Guardians down A's 5-3, move into first alone in Central

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Withers, T. (2026, September 19). José Ramírez homers, reaches 1,000 RBIs as Guardians down A's 5-3, move into first alone in Central. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/jos-ram-rez-homers-reaches-1-000-rbis-as-guardians-down-a-s-5-3-to-stay-atop-al-central/article_75593b4f-3f29-5ac4-b315-549325f6626e.html

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José Ramírez hit a homer to reach 1,000 RBIs, making him the second Cleveland player to do so after Earl Averill. The Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Friday night with rookie Travis Bazzana also hitting a key home run in the fifth inning. Joey Cantillo pitched six scoreless innings and Cade Smith secured the victory with his 38th save, helping the Guardians take sole possession of first place in the AL Central division after Chicago's loss to Detroit.

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José Ramírez hit his 12th home run of the season on Friday night, marking his 1,000th career RBI as part of the Cleveland Guardians' 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. This milestone makes Ramírez only the second player in Cleveland Guardians history to achieve this feat, joining Earl Averill, who drove in a total of 1,084 runs during his career. The win helped the Guardians move into sole possession of first place in the AL Central division, one game ahead of the Chicago White Sox, who lost their game against the Detroit Tigers. Ramírez's consistent performance, highlighted by 666 extra-base hits since 2017, solidifies his status as a formidable player, with manager Stephen Vogt noting that he will likely break every batting record in Cleveland history before retiring.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez and rookie Travis Bazzana homered and Joey Cantillo pitched six scoreless innings as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Athletics 5-3 on Friday night and moved one game ahead of Chicago in the AL Central. asserted

Guardians → homer → Central

Ramírez connected in the sixth inning to give the Guardians a two-run cushion. asserted

Ramírez → connect → cushion

His 12th homer was also the seven-time All-Star’s 1,000th RBI, making him just the second Cleveland player to reach the plateau. asserted

him → make → plateau

Earl Averill drove in 1,084 runs. asserted

Averill → drive → runs

Bazzana snapped a 3-3 tie in the fifth as the Guardians came back after falling behind 3-0 in the first. asserted

Guardians → snap → first

Cleveland, 18-9 since Aug. 20, came in tied with Chicago for first in the division. asserted

Cleveland → come → division

The White Sox, who blew a six-run lead and were beaten 11-8 by the Detroit Tigers, hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. asserted

who → blow → tiebreaker

Cantillo (10-9) allowed two hits in six innings after replacing opener Daniel Espino. asserted

Cantillo → allow → Espino

Cantillo has not given up a run in 10 innings over his past two outings. asserted

Cantillo → give → outings

Hunter Gaddis and Cade Smith finished off the combined three-hitter. asserted

Gaddis → finish → hitter

Smith worked the ninth for his 38th save. asserted

Smith → work → save

Zack Gelof hit a three-run homer for the A’s, who are 0-4 on their final road trip of 2026. asserted

who → hit → 2026

Bazzana put Cleveland ahead 4-3 in the fifth with his 15th homer, a 411-foot leadoff drive to center off Scott Blewett (2-1). asserted

Bazzana → put → Blewett

The Guardians had squandered early scoring chances, loading the bases in the first two innings but failing to push a run across. asserted

Guardians → squander → run

Cleveland finally strung some hits together in the fourth, scoring three times off starter Mason Barnett to tie it. asserted

Cleveland → string → it

Rocchio, who leads all MLB No. 9 hitters in RBI with 50, delivered a two-run double and scored on Ramírez’s two-out single. asserted

who → lead → single

Espino opened for Cleveland and started poorly. asserted

Espino → open → Cleveland

The right-hander walked three in the first and allowed the three-run homer to Gelof, his 19th. asserted

hander → walk → Gelof

LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4, 5.02 ERA) starts Saturday for Oakland against Tanner Bibee (6-15, 4.16), who has gotten minimal support (3.05 runs per game) this season. asserted

who → start → game

José Ramírez homers, reaches 1,000 RBIs as Guardians down A's 5-3, move into first alone in Central

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