4-run 7th lifts Seattle over slumping Guardians
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SEATTLE — J.P. Crawford hit a grand slam, Emerson Hancock tossed seven scoreless innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on Sunday to complete a sweep.
The M’s on Friday got a strong start from Luis Castillo, three scoreless innings from the bullpen and the offense pounded out 16 hits on its way to seven runs. Then on Sunday it was seven shutout innings from Emerson Hancock, two easy innings from the bullpen and six runs from the offense.
Ramírez’s streak was the longest by a Cleveland player since Victor Martinez reached base in 45 consecutive games spanning from September 2005 to May 2006. It was also the longest single-season on-base streak for a Cleveland player since Jim Thome set the franchise record with 55 games in 2002.
With his wife Kathy and baby daughter Korra watching from the stands, the Mariners hot-hitting shortstop clubbed a grand slam deep into the right field stands off Cleveland starter Luis Ortiz on Sunday, giving the Mariners a commanding five-run lead in the second inning of an eventual 6-0 victory that clinched a three-game sweep over the Guardians.
LOS ANGELES — The Boston Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster deal. Devers’ agent, Nelson Montes de Oca, confirmed that the slugger had been traded to San Francisco. ESPN reported that the package of players going back to the Red Sox includes starter Jordan Hicks and left-hander Kyle Harrison.
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