Guardians Power Past Orioles to Take Series Finale
CLEVELAND (Interstat) — José Ramírez hit two home runs and drove in two runs Sunday evening as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 at Progressive Field. The Guardians scored four runs in the fourth inning to erase an early deficit and added two insurance runs in the eighth.
Baltimore’s Taylor Ward hit a three-run homer during a four-run fifth inning, but Cleveland’s bullpen combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Winning pitcher Matt Festa recorded the final out of the fifth. Trevor Rogers took the loss for the Orioles, allowing five earned runs over five innings.
Attendance was 17,408 for the game, which took 2 hours, 35 minutes. Cleveland improved to 13-10, while Baltimore fell to 10-12.