CLEVELAND, Ohio — José Ramírez notched his 123rd and 124th RBI of the season for the Guardians on Tuesday when he launched a two-run double off the wall in center field against Kansas City lefty Daniel Lynch.
Ramírez picked out a 2-1 fastball that Lynch left out over the plate and smashed it 382 feet to the wall in center.
Myles Straw and Amed Rosario scored on the play to give Cleveland a 2-1 lead. Rosario was aboard with his third hit of the game and Straw had led off the Cleveland fifth with a bunt base hit. Ramírez later scored on an RBI single by Andrés Giménez.
Ramírez entered the game 4-for-12 in the series with a home run and three RBI. He was batting .235 with 26 RBI against left-handed pitching prior to that at-bat.
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