Jose Ramirez singled in pinch runner Angel Martinez within the tenth inning for his eighth profession walk-off hit, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-4 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night time.
After Martinez changed automated runner Bo Naylor to start the underside of the inning, Cleveland loaded the bases on an intentional stroll to Steven Kwan and a bunt single by David Fry.
Blue Jays reliever Mason Fluharty (3-2) subsequently allowed Ramirez’s sharp no-out single to left, giving the Guardians their fourth remaining at-bat win of the season.
Rookie and most cancers survivor Nic Enright (1-0) labored a scoreless tenth for his first win within the majors, permitting Cleveland to even the three-game sequence at one victory apiece.
Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer, who was activated earlier within the day, pitched 5 innings and allowed three runs on six hits. The 40-year-old struck out 4 and walked three over 83 pitches in his first look since his Toronto debut March 29.
Future Corridor of Famer Scherzer had spent 75 video games on the injured record with proper thumb irritation. The precise-hander had a 2.08 ERA in two rehab outings for Triple-A Buffalo.
Toronto scored 3 times within the sixth off Guardians starter Gavin Williams to take a 4-3 lead. Ernie Clement’s sacrifice fly to brief heart tied it after George Springer delivered a two-run single.
The Guardians pulled forward 3-1 within the fourth on Gabriel Arias’ two-run double to the wall, then evened it at 4-4 on Lane Thomas’ homer within the sixth off Nick Sandlin.
Thomas has homered in three straight residence video games, which is his season whole.
Williams went 5 1/3 innings, giving up 4 runs (three earned) on 5 hits. The righty, who surrendered a solo homer to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., had two strikeouts and walked three.
Ramirez drove in his first run with a first-inning single. It was his 1,527th recreation, shifting previous Jim Hegan for fourth place in franchise historical past.
Six-time All-Star Ramirez has base hits in 39 of his 44 video games since Could 6, together with a 39-game on-base streak from April 30-June 14.
–Discipline Degree Media
