Ramírez hits 1,000th RBI in Guardians win

CLEVELAND — Jose 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 (Saturday in Manila) and stay atop the AL Central. Ramírez connected in the sixth inning to give the Guardians a two-run 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. Earl Averill drove in 1,084 runs. Bazzana snapped a 3-3 tie in the fifth as the Guardians came back after falling behind 3-0 in the first. Cleveland, 18-9 since Aug. 20, came in tied with Chicago for first in the division. The White Sox hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. Cantillo (10-9) allowed two hits in six innings after replacing opener Daniel Espino. Cantillo has not given up a run in 10 innings over his past two outings. Hunter Gaddis and Cade Smith finished off the combined three-hitter. Smith worked the ninth for his 38th save. Zack Gelof hit a three-run homer for the A’s, who are 0-4 on their final road trip of 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)…