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05/13 23:10 CDT Ramrez leads late scoring barrage, Guardians deal Rangers
their season-worst 4th straight loss
Ramrez leads late scoring barrage, Guardians deal Rangers their season-worst
4th straight loss
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Jos Ramrez had a pair of two-run singles and
reached base five times as the Cleveland Guardians beat Texas 7-0 on Monday
night and sent the Rangers to their first four-game losing streak of the season.
"He's pretty fun to watch," first-year Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said of
Ramrez. "Hosey's just remarkable, he really is. Nothing that he does surprises
me. He's always looking to win."
Five Cleveland pitchers combined for the four-hit shutout of the defending
World Series champions. The AL Central-leading Guardians followed Sunday's 7-0
win over the Chicago White Sox for their first consecutive shutouts since
August 5-6, 2020.
Nick Sandin followed Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee, coming into a scoreless
game in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and one out. He struck out
Adolis Garca, Texas' leader in home runs and RBI, and retired Josh Smith on a
broken-bat ground out to second base.
Sandin said of facing Garca: "Just knowing who's coming to the plate and
having a good plan of attack, kind of getting ahead and then expand it (the
strike zone) from there."
Ramrez drove in two runs with singles in the eighth and ninth innings. He
walked twice and also reached on a fielding error by Corey Seager in the first
inning.
Brayan Rocchio, Cleveland's No. 9 batter, ended a scoreless struggle in the
eighth inning when he hit a 90-mph cut fastball into shallow center field.
Estevan Florial, who led off the inning with a double to right field over
Garca, scored when Leody Taveras' throw to the plate bounced off the
third-base side of the mound and into foul territory between home and third.
Andrs Gimnez also had an RBI single in Cleveland's three-run ninth.
Bibee allowed three hits over 5 1/3 innings, retiring Texas' first 11 batters
before Nathaniel Lowe's two-out infield single in the fourth inning. Sandin,
Hunter Gaddis (2-1), Tim Herrin and Emmanuel Clase pitched the final 3 2/3
innings for Cleveland.
Texas' Michael Lorenzen allowed one hit over seven innings, pitching no-hit
ball for 5 1/3 innings, while striking out four and walking four. Jos Leclerc
(3-2) followed Lorenzen and allowed three runs on two hits and one walk.
It was the first loss in the 64-year history of the Washington-Texas franchise
when its starter allowed no runs and no more than one hit through seven innings.
The Rangers, leading the American League with 205 runs entering Monday's games,
have scored six total runs in their four losses.
"We need somebody to come through here," Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. "We're
too good not to come out of it."
Garca is 1 for his last 17 with nine strikeouts.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Guardians: RHP Gavin Williams (elbow) is scheduled to throw a bullpen on
Tuesday.
Rangers: OF Evan Carter (lower back stiffness) had an MRI on Monday and sat out
a third consecutive game. ... RHP Nathan Eovaldi (right groin strain) is
throwing off flat ground and could be throwing off a mound this weekend.
UP NEXT
Guardians RHP Ben Lively (1-2, 2.63 ERA) comes off his poorest start of the
season, allowing three runs in 5 2/3 innings on eight hits and three walks in a
loss to the Chicago White Sox. Rangers RHP Jack Leiter (0-0, 12.91) will make
his third spot start up from Triple-A Round Rock, his first at home, with
Texas' starting rotation depleted by injuries.
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