José Ramírez homers on birthday to trigger 9-run inning as Guardians rout Rangers 9-2, sweep series

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. Cleveland's loss clinched postseason berths for Baltimore and Tampa Bay. Ramírez connected off rookie Cody Bradford (4-2) leading off the fourth and the Guardians kept swinging away.