José Ramírez homered on his 31st birthday to touch off Cleveland's nine-run outburst in the fourth inning, leading the Guardians to a 9-2 win and three-game sweep of the playoff-chasing Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Ramírez connected off rookie Cody Bradford leading off the fourth and the Guardians kept swinging away. They scored a season-high nine runs on a season-best nine hits — the homer, two doubles and six singles.
Cleveland's playoff hopes are hanging by a thread in the AL Central, leaving the Guardians to play spoiler over the final three weeks. The homer was Ramírez's 216th, moving him past Hall of Famer Larry Doby and into a tie for fifth with Carlos Santana and Hal Trosky on the Cleveland list. Ramírez is always good, but even better on his birthday, batting .333 with four homers and nine RBIs in eight games.
Manager Bruce Bochy said Jong felt good after he faced live pitching and played three innings at the team's complex in Surprise, Arizona on Saturday.
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