José Ramírez launched one of Cleveland’s three home runs off Gerrit Cole and finished with three hits for the second consecutive game as the Guardians beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday night.
New York slugger Aaron Judge missed his second game in a row because of a bone bruise in his upper right rib that’s been causing pain in his right shoulder. Judge saw a specialist Wednesday and went back for more specific imaging, manager Aaron Boone said, but there’s no timetable yet for his return.
Kyle Manzardo homered for the second straight night in the Bronx and doubled twice. Rhys Hoskins also went deep and drove in three runs for the Guardians, who improved to a major league-best 10-1 on the road since May 6.
Ramírez, who also got his 21st stolen base and scored three times, is hitting .412 with 10 homers, 10 doubles, 22 RBI, 31 runs, 10 steals and a 1.216 OPS in 36 regular-season games at Yankee Stadium. He’s batted .344 in 69 career games against the Yankees overall, highest among active players with at least 150 plate appearances.
Cleveland, which has won 15 of 20 overall, will try for a three-game sweep Thursday afternoon in this matchup of American League contenders. Gavin Williams (9-3) allowed three runs and struck out six over 5 1/3 innings to win his fourth consecutive start for the Guardians, who won a series at Yankee Stadium for the first time since September 2021.
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