Jose Ramirez homered from both sides of the plate and drove in four runs, and the Cleveland Indians routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-0 on Thursday night.
Ramirez hit a solo drive batting from the left side against Luis Castillo in the first inning. He connected again during Cleveland’s 10-run seventh, belting a two-run drive off left-hander Cody Reed.
Cesar Hernandez had the big blow in the seventh, clearing the bases with a three-run double. Franmil Reyes added a two-run single, helping Cleveland reach double-digits in an inning for the first time since Sept. 28, 2018 at Kansas City.
Ramirez also had an RBI triple in the third and scored four times. He was named the MVP of the annual Ohio Cup series after driving in six runs during the four-game set, one more than Cincinnati’s total.
Carlos Carrasco (2-1) allowed one hit over six innings — equaling his longest outing since returning from chronic myeloid leukemia last Sept. 1 — and combined with three relievers to blank Cincinnati for the second night in a row.