Unfortunately for Ramirez, his career has fallen into lockstep with 32-year-old Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who won the MVP award in 2022, when he led the AL in an outrageous nine categories, including home runs (62), RBI (131), runs (133), and OPS (1.111) – and he is having an even better year this year.

In the bottom of the first inning, facing Justin Verlander, Ramirez drilled a two-run shot over the wall in right field for home run No. 39 for his season. He just needs one more, and if he adds two doubles, he'd have a 40-40-40 season.

Sunday's Guardians-Astros game is officially in a rain delay for the time being. The Guardians clinched their spot in the playoffs Thursday and then secured the American League Central crown over the weekend in St. Louis. It's the first calendar year since 1995 in which all three major Cleveland sports teams will play a playoff game.