ESPN.com · Oct 7, 2022
Jose Ramirez's 2-run homer sends Guardians past Rays in AL opener
CLEVELAND -- When the Cleveland Guardians needed a response, after Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in Game 1 of their AL wild card series on Friday, it came as no surprise that all-star third baseman Jose Ramirez would be the guy to come through. He's done it all year.
"He's inevitable," winning pitcher Shane Bieber said after the Guardians 2-1 win. "To do it right away, that was huge. I know for me personally, any pitcher, will tell you that."
Ramirez hit an 88 mph changeup for a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday not long after Jose Siri had given the Rays the lead in the top of the inning. Response accomplished.