Ramírez's homer, 5 RBIs power Indians to 13-5 rout of Tigers

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez homered and drove in five runs, Austin Hedges had a two-run shot and the Cleveland Indians bounced back from losing outfielder Josh Naylor to a grisly injury a day earlier by blasting the Detroit Tigers 13-5 on Monday night.

Ramírez connected for a three-run drive in the fourth inning off rookie Matt Manning (1-2) and the Indians opened a seven-game homestand with a season-high in runs and hits (19).

Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera connected for his 493rd homer, tying him with Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff for 28th on the career list. Eddie Murray is next with 504.

Staked to a healthy, early lead, Indians rookie Eli Morgan (1-2) held the Tigers in check for five innings to get his first big league win.

Hedges added three RBIs and Amed Rosario had three hits for Cleveland, which pulled within two games of AL Central-leading Chicago.

Before the series opener, Naylor was placed on the injured list with a severely broken right ankle he sustained Sunday in a violent collision with rookie second baseman Ernie Clement.

Naylor will undergo surgery and likely miss the rest of the season.

The 24-year-old's hustle and positive energy will be tough to replace, but the Indians, who were shaken by seeing him writhing in pain in Minnesota's outfield grass, have managed to stay competitive despite other key injuries.

Hedges put the Indians ahead 5-1 in the second with his fourth homer, a towering two-run shot to left that barely cleared the 19-foot high wall. Bradley Zimmer's RBI single earlier in the inning made it 3-1.

In the fourth, Ramírez followed a double by Cesar Hernandez and Rosario's third single with his 17th homer to put the Indians ahead 9-2.

The Indians pounced on Manning for two runs in the first as Ramírez hit an RBI groundout and Eddie Rosario...

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