The hero that Cleveland doesn’t deserve, but does need
Oh, what a surprise: José Ramírez decided it was a good day to once again be the savior of the Cleveland Guardians. Because, of course, who else was going to do it? The batboy? The Dominican hit an epic hit in the eighth inning that not only gave him a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins, but also crowned him as the new king of multi-home run games in franchise history. Yes, he surpassed legends like Jim Thome and Albert Belle. Not bad for a guy who probably eats fastballs for breakfast.
The play that Miami didn’t see coming (or they did, but it still hurt them)
Ramírez, in an act of pure generosity, broke his 12-0 streak with a solo home run in the first inning. But since that wasn’t enough drama, he decided to top off the night with another home run in the eighth, this time against poor Calvin Faucher (3-3), who will now have nightmares about misplaced cutters. The hit went just over the right field wall, because why make it easy when you can make it spectacular?
Meanwhile, Kyle Manzardo also joined the party with a home run, because apparently the Guardians love to humiliate opposing pitchers. With this victory, Cleveland has its sixth win in seven games, which means that, for now, they are playing like a real team and not like a group of tourists lost on the diamond.
The Marlins tried, but the comedy of errors outweighed
The Marlins at least tried. In the fifth inning, they managed to tie the game with three runs, thanks to a hit by Dane Myers and a throwing error by Cleveland left fielder Steven Kwan, who will surely receive a “motivational” talk from his manager. Dominican Otto López scored on that play, and Heriberto Hernández finished off with a double to bring Myers home. But, in the end, everything was in vain, because Ramírez had already signed the script for the night.
Among the Miami standouts, the Dominicans Agustín Ramírez (5-1), Otto López (4-0) and Heriberto Hernández (4-1) at least put up a fight. While for Cleveland, in addition to the undisputed hero, Carlos Santana and the Venezuelan Gabriel Arias contributed their own, although it was clearly not enough to steal the spotlight from Ramírez.
In summary: Cleveland continues its positive streak, Miami continues to wonder how to lose games that seemed controlled, and José Ramírez continues to be the man that everyone wants on their team (and the one that no one wants to see at the plate when the game is on the line).
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