José Ramírez powers Indians past Reds 13-0

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez homered from both sides of the plate and drove in four runs, and the Cleveland Indians routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-0 on Thursday.

Ramírez hit a solo drive batting from the left side against Luis Castillo in the first inning. He connected again during Cleveland's 10-run seventh, belting a two-run drive off left-hander Cody Reed.

Ramírez also homered from both sides of the plate during a 9-2 victory over Kansas City on July 26. According to STATS, he is the first player in major league history to accomplish the feat twice within his team's first 15 games of the season.

Carlos Carrasco (2-1) allowed one hit over six innings — equaling his longest outing since returning from chronic myeloid leukemia last Sept. 1 — and combined with three relievers to blank Cincinnati for the second night in a row.

The Reds failed to score in the final 23 innings of the home-and-home series, only managing two hits by Jesse Winker and a Shogo Akiyama single in the finale at Progressive Field.

The Indians were without manager Terry Francona for the fifth straight game because of a gastrointestinal problem that he has experienced for months. First base coach Sandy Alomar Jr. filled in for the 61-year-old Francona, who will not travel with the team to Chicago.

Reds right fielder Nick Castellanos went 0 for 4, ending his season-opening hitting streak at 12 games. The free agent slugger signed a $64 million, four-year contract in the offseason.

César Hernández had the big blow in the seventh, clearing the bases with a three-run double. Franmil Reyes had a two-run single, helping Cleveland reach double-digits in an inning for the first time since Sept. 28, 2018, at Kansas City.

Castillo (0-2) struck out nine in five innings, allowing three runs and...

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