José Ramírez homers and drives in a pair, Ben Lively goes 5 innings, and Guardians top Cardinals 5-1

— José Ramírez had three hits including his 36th home run, drove in two and stole his 40th base as the Cleveland Guardians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Friday night to move closer to the AL Central crown.
Sep 21, 2025, 11:43 am - AP
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B. Lively
win

B. Lively13-9

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
K. Gibson
loss

K. Gibson8-8

6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
E. Sabrowski
save

E. Sabrowski1

2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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3rdRamírez singled to right, Schneemann scored, Ramírez to second, Martínez to third.10
4thSchneemann singled to right, Bo Naylor scored.20
4thNootbaar doubled to left, Burleson scored, Donovan to third.21
5thRamírez homered to right (366 feet).31
6thGiménez homered to right (395 feet).41
8thThomas homered to left (404 feet).51
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