José Ramírez Ends Drought in Guardians’ 10-3 Win
José Ramírez ended his power drought with a two-run homer in the eighth inning Sunday, helping the Guardians beat the Reds 10-3 at Progressive Field. It was his first home run since April 19 and came in a game Cleveland controlled with a burst of offense that settled the three-game series.
Progressive Field power surge
Ramírez’s drive was part of a six-homer afternoon for Cleveland, its most in a game since Aug. 15, 2019, against the Yankees. The Guardians did not need long to build pressure: Chase DeLauter opened with a two-run homer in the first inning, and Brayan Rocchio added a solo shot in the fourth.
Ángel Martínez followed with a two-run homer in the seventh, then Ramírez added the eighth-inning blast that pushed the score farther out of reach. By then, Cleveland had already turned one game into a clear series win.
Kyle Manzardo versus Brady Singer
Kyle Manzardo added two home runs against Brady Singer, giving Cleveland another layer to a lineup that kept stacking extra-base damage. The Guardians’ total of six home runs matched the kind of output they had not reached in nearly six years, and Sunday’s 10 runs reflected how quickly the game slipped away from Cincinnati.
The temperature at first pitch was 79 degrees Fahrenheit, and the setting matched the scoreboard: Cleveland kept scoring in waves while the Reds could not answer enough to slow the game down. Connor Phillips also appeared in the pitching mix for Cincinnati, but the decisive number was still the same one Cleveland kept posting all afternoon.
Ramírez and Cleveland’s series win
For Ramírez, the homer mattered because it ended a stretch that ran back to April 19. For Cleveland, the larger line was even sharper: 10 runs, six home runs, and a series secured on Sunday.
The Guardians leave the afternoon with a lineup that produced from the first inning through the eighth, and Ramírez’s return to the long ball fits right into that surge. When the middle of the order is driving games this way, the score does the talking.
