
Jose Ramirez leads Guardians past Rays, 7-1
By KRISTIE ACKERT TAMPA, Fla. — José Ramírez had three hits and two RBI and the Guardians scored had a five-run second inning in a 7-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Sept. 5, snapping the Rays’ season-best winning streak at seven. The Guardians won for the fourth time in 14 games to reach .500 at 70-70 and keep their wild-card hopes alive. The Rays dropped to 71-69. Cleveland broke through after the Rays, credited with beginning the opener trend in baseball, used an opener for the first time this season. Griffin Jax worked a clean first, but Ian Seymour (3-1) [...]