José Ramírez breaks unique homers record for Guards
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CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez hit a solo homer in the sixth inning of Cleveland’s 2-1 win over Detroit Monday night.
It not only turned out to be the game winner for the Guardians but it was a special homerun for another reason.
Ramirez broke Hall of Famer Larry Doby’s franchise record with his 87th career go-ahead homerun.
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Ramírez hit the homer to give Cleveland the lead off of Jack Flaherty.
“Ramírez is one of the best hitters in the league and I made one mistake to him — and he took advantage,” Flaherty said. “The one pitch I pulled all the way across the plate was supposed to be in. I hated the location of it.”
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Jose and Cleveland hosts Detroit Tuesday at 6:15 p.m.
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