Slump-Busting Home Run by Ramirez Lifts Guardians Past Angels

Slump-Busting Home Run by Ramirez Lifts Guardians Past Angels
Jose Ramirez, who is named to the 2024 American League All-Star team hits a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels in Cleveland on May 5, 2024. Phil Long/AP Photo
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CLEVELAND—Jose Ramirez broke a 0-for-19 skid and finished a 10-pitch at-bat with a two-run home run, and Josh Naylor also hit a two-run shot to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 4–1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, May 5.

Ramirez, a five-time all-star, had been hitless in six consecutive games before connecting on a full-count fastball from Griffin Canning (1–4) to wipe out a 1–0 deficit in the sixth inning. Andres Gimenez singled and Ramirez followed with his sixth home run of the season into the stands in right-center field.