TAMPA, Fla. -- Jose Ramirez passed Jim Thome to move into sole possession of second place on the Cleveland's career RBI list, helping the Guardians to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Sunday in a game with wild-card race implications.
Ramírez hit a tying triple in the a two-run sixth off Garrett Cleavinger (1-5) for his 938th RBI and trails only Earl Averill's 1,084.
Gabriel Arias had an RBI single later in the inning against Kevin Kelly that scored David Fry , who slid home headfirst just ahead of right fielder Josh Lowe 's throw,.
Cleavinger entered to start the sixth with a 20-inning scoreless streak, the active major league high. The run was the first he allowed since July 5.
Cleveland (72-70) won the last three games of the four-game series and moved ahead of t