Guardians rally for 3 in 9th, send A's to 10th straight lo s June 10 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CLEVELAND (AP) Jos Ramrez doubled twice, then homered to begin a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Cleveland Guardians sent Oakland to its 10th straight lo s, beating the Athletics 3-2 Friday night.The A's are struck Carlos Gonzalez Jersey in their first double-digit skid since 2011 and have outscored 60-20 during the streak. Oakland has the worst record in the American League at 20-40 and has not won since May 29 against Texas.Oakland starter Paul Blackburn pitched eight shutout innings in the longest outing of his career, allowing four hits and striking out three.Ramrez, who leads the majors with 56 RBIs, was the only baserunner to get past second until the ninth for the young Guardians, who have won nine of 11 and moved two games above .500.Ramrez hit his 16th homer to lead off the ninth against Dany Jimnez (2-4) to make it 2-1.Cleveland then loaded the bases with no outs Todd Helton Jersey and Owen Miller hit a tying sacrifice fly. Sam Moll relieved and gave up an infield single to Steven Kwan that loaded the bases.Luke Maile followed with a sacrice fly, setting off a celebration in the rain that unexpectedly arrived during the inning.Converted outfielder Anthony Gose (2-0) struck out two of the three batters he faced in the ninth. Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie worked six innings, allowing two runs on homers by Seth Brown and Sean Murphy.Oscar Gonzalez went 1 for 4, giving him hits in 13 of his first 14 career games. Roger Maris held the previous Cleveland franchise mark with 12.Brown homered in the first and Murphy went deep in the second. Oakland has 37 home runs -- the second fewest in baseball -- and only managed five hits to drop its league-low batting average to .209.DOWNWARD SPIRALAthletics RHP Lou Trivino, who posted a team-high 22 saves in 2021, is tied for the most lo ses by a reliever in the American League with five. The deposed closer has a 9.20 ERA in 21 appearances this season, allowing 15 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings. Lou is one of the guys in the bullpen that we need to have succe Pat Valaika Jersey s, manager Mark Kotsay said. And hes had it here before.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: 2B Jed Lowrie (wrist, shoulder sorene s) was not in the lineup after being involved in an collision on the bases Thursday. Kotsay said Lowrie is pretty sore and has been in Tyler Anderson Jersey for treatment, but there is no guarantee hell be available off the bench. Lowrie has gone hitle s in nine straight at-bats as part of a 5-for-42 slump.Guardians: RHP Aaron Civale (left gluteal sorene s), who was injured May 20 against Detroit, will make a second rehab start for Triple-A Columbus. Civale threw 50 pitches in two innings Thursday, allowing two runs at Indianapolis. By his account, Aaron was a little rusty, so hell pitch again in five days, manager Terry Francona said.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Frankie Montas (2-6, 3.06 ERA) seeks to stop his career-long losing streak at five. Montas has a 2.87 ERA and is holding opponents to a .214 average over his past nine starts, but has not earned a win.Guardians: RHP Zach Plesac (2-4, 4.72 ERA) has one win Bryan Shaw Jersey in his last seven starts, striking out eight over six innings in a 3-2 victory at Baltimore on June 5. Plesac has a 1-3 record with a 6.21 ERA during the timeframe.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball Seth Brown Sean Murphy Lou Trivino Paul Blackburn Anthony Gose Owen Miller Triston McKenzie Frankie Montas Zach Plesac Aaron Civale Oakland Athletics share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Jon Gray Jersey Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS
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