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06/03 22:32 CDT Ramrez leads the way again as Guardians hit 3 homers off Cole
in 5-4 victory over Yankees
Ramrez leads the way again as Guardians hit 3 homers off Cole in 5-4 victory
over Yankees
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Jos Ramrez launched one of Cleveland's three home runs off
Gerrit Cole and finished with three hits for the second consecutive game as the
Guardians beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday night.
New York slugger Aaron Judge missed his second game in a row because of a bone
bruise in his upper right rib that's been causing pain in his right shoulder.
Judge saw a specialist Wednesday and went back for more specific imaging,
manager Aaron Boone said, but there's no timetable yet for his return.
Kyle Manzardo homered for the second straight night in the Bronx and doubled
twice. Rhys Hoskins also went deep and drove in three runs for the Guardians,
who improved to a major league-best 10-1 on the road since May 6.
Ramrez, who also got his 21st stolen base and scored three times, is hitting
.412 with 10 homers, 10 doubles, 22 RBIs, 31 runs, 10 steals and a 1.216 OPS in
36 regular-season games at Yankee Stadium. He's batted .344 in 69 career games
against the Yankees overall, highest among active players with at least 150
plate appearances.
Cleveland, which has won 15 of 20 overall, will try for a three-game sweep
Thursday afternoon in this matchup of American League contenders. Gavin
Williams (9-3) allowed three runs and struck out six over 5 1/3 innings to win
his fourth consecutive start for the Guardians, who won a series at Yankee
Stadium for the first time since September 2021.
Williams had lasted at least six innings in a career-high eight straight starts.
Cade Smith permitted a run in the ninth before converting his big
league-leading 21st save and 18th in a row.
Including the postseason, New York had won nine of its past 10 completed series
against Cleveland since 2022.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jos Caballero homered for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger
had a pair of sacrifice flies.
Cole (1-1) gave up four runs and six hits with only two strikeouts in 5 1/3
innings. The 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner had pitched 12 2/3 scoreless innings
with 12 strikeouts in two starts this season since returning from
reconstructive elbow surgery.
Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias, on the 60-day injured list with a strained
left hamstring, will start a rehab assignment Thursday at Triple-A Columbus.
Up next
Guardians RHP Slade Cecconi (3-5, 5.25 ERA) was scheduled to face LHP Carlos
Rodn (1-2, 3.32) in the series finale Thursday.
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