KANSAS CITY — The Guardians may have lost more than a game on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez, the engine that makes Cleveland go, left the 4-3 loss to the Royals in the sixth inning with a sprained right wrist. Ramirez apparently suffered the injury when he was thrown out trying to steal second base in the third inning.
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After Ramirez left the game, the Guardians’ offense fell silent and the bullpen failed to hold 3-1 and 3-2 leads. The Royals won it with two runs in the seventh off Paul Sewald (0-1) and Hunter Gaddis. Maikel Garcia made it 3-3 with a leadoff homer off Sewald.
Cavan Biggio followed with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Dairon Blanco. Sewald retired the next two batters and was replaced by Gaddis to face Bobby Witt Jr. Gaddis struck out Witt in a critical situation in Thursday’s opener, but Witt doubled to left on Saturday for a 4-3 lead following a stolen base by Blanco.
The Guardians took an early 2-0 lead against Seth Lugo, who finished second in the AL Cy Young voting last year. They did so in a methodi.
