The Home Run Derby isn’t until Monday but José Ramírez decided to put on a demonstration for the crowd at Progressive Field on Saturday, slugging two home runs in the first two innings to help the Cleveland Guardians clobber the Detroit Tigers, 10-0, for a third consecutive win.
Ramírez entered the game needing five RBI to pull ahead of New York Mets first baseman (and two-time defending Home Run Derby champ) Pete Alonso for the league lead and he got all of them in the first two innings thanks to a three-run homer and a two-run homer as the Guardians opened up an 8-0 lead against Tigers starter Michael Pineda.