CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martínez hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, José Ramírez moved into sixth place in franchise history for hits, and Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Saturday night.
Martínez hit a double in the sixth and Steven Kwan scored soon after on a wild pitch. Martínez added a 395-foot shot in the following inning to put Cleveland up 6-4.
Ramírez tied Lou Boudreau for sixth in franchise history in hits at 1,706 with a leadoff single in the fifth before claiming sole possession of sixth with another single in the eighth. Ramírez scored Cleveland’s final run on a fielding error in the bottom of the eighth.
Brayan Rocchio drove in the Guardians’ first two runs with a single in the second.
Dane Myers hit his third homer of the year in the third inning and Sal Stewart drew a walk to bring in a run in the fifth to tie it at 2-2.
Spencer Steer then added a two-run double in the fifth for a 4-2 Cincinnati lead.
Cleveland's Rhys Hoskins hit an RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth inning to tie the game 4-4.
Erik Sabrowski (2-1) got the final out of the seventh. Joey Cantillo got the start for the Guardians and gave up four runs on four hits while striking out four in five innings.
Sam Moll (1-3) surrendered the go-ahead run. Chris Paddack made his debut for the Reds and worked five innings, giving up two runs on six hits while striking out three.
RHP Brady Singer (2-3, 5.79 ERA) gets the start for the Reds while RHP Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.74) takes the mound for the Guardians in a series finale on Sunday.
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
San Mateo Bonsai Club - Bonsai Show Read moreSan Mateo Bonsai Club - Bonsai Show
Connie Weiss said:
CA Is Burning said:
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.