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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-19 · by Tom Withers The Associated Press
José Ramírez hit a homer to reach 1,000 RBIs, making him the second Cleveland player to do so after Earl Averill. The Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Friday night with rookie Travis Bazzana also hitting a key home run in the fifth inning. Joey Cantillo pitched six scoreless innings and Cade Smith secured the victory with his 38th save, helping the Guardians take sole possession of first place in the AL Central division after Chicago's loss to Detroit.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
José Ramírez hit his 12th home run of the season on Friday night, marking his 1,000th career RBI as part of the Cleveland Guardians' 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. This milestone makes Ramírez only the second player in Cleveland Guardians history to achieve this feat, joining Earl Averill, who drove in a total of 1,084 runs during his career. The win helped the Guardians move into sole possession of first place in the AL Central division, one game ahead of the Chicago White Sox, who lost their game against the Detroit Tigers. Ramírez's consistent performance, highlighted by 666 extra-base hits since 2017, solidifies his status as a formidable player, with manager Stephen Vogt noting that he will likely break every batting record in Cleveland history before retiring.
Written for “Jose Ramirez Hits 1000 RBIs” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez and rookie Travis Bazzana homered and Joey Cantillo pitched six scoreless innings as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Athletics 5-3 on Friday night and moved one game ahead of Chicago in the AL Central.
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Guardians → homer → Central
Ramírez connected in the sixth inning to give the Guardians a two-run cushion.
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Ramírez → connect → cushion
His 12th homer was also the seven-time All-Star’s 1,000th RBI, making him just the second Cleveland player to reach the plateau.
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him → make → plateau
Earl Averill drove in 1,084 runs.
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Averill → drive → runs
Bazzana snapped a 3-3 tie in the fifth as the Guardians came back after falling behind 3-0 in the first.
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Guardians → snap → first
Cleveland, 18-9 since Aug. 20, came in tied with Chicago for first in the division.
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Cleveland → come → division
The White Sox, who blew a six-run lead and were beaten 11-8 by the Detroit Tigers, hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.
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who → blow → tiebreaker
Cantillo (10-9) allowed two hits in six innings after replacing opener Daniel Espino.
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Cantillo → allow → Espino
Cantillo has not given up a run in 10 innings over his past two outings.
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Cantillo → give → outings
Hunter Gaddis and Cade Smith finished off the combined three-hitter.
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Gaddis → finish → hitter
Smith worked the ninth for his 38th save.
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Smith → work → save
Zack Gelof hit a three-run homer for the A’s, who are 0-4 on their final road trip of 2026.
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who → hit → 2026
Bazzana put Cleveland ahead 4-3 in the fifth with his 15th homer, a 411-foot leadoff drive to center off Scott Blewett (2-1).
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Bazzana → put → Blewett
The Guardians had squandered early scoring chances, loading the bases in the first two innings but failing to push a run across.
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Guardians → squander → run
Cleveland finally strung some hits together in the fourth, scoring three times off starter Mason Barnett to tie it.
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Cleveland → string → it
Rocchio, who leads all MLB No. 9 hitters in RBI with 50, delivered a two-run double and scored on Ramírez’s two-out single.
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who → lead → single
Espino opened for Cleveland and started poorly.
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Espino → open → Cleveland
The right-hander walked three in the first and allowed the three-run homer to Gelof, his 19th.
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hander → walk → Gelof
LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4, 5.02 ERA) starts Saturday for Oakland against Tanner Bibee (6-15, 4.16), who has gotten minimal support (3.05 runs per game) this season.
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who → start → game
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