Overview

• On Aug. 12, José Ramírez hit two solo homers—including an eighth-inning go-ahead shot—to set Cleveland’s franchise record with his 27th multihomer game and carry the Guardians to a 4-3 victory.
• That win boosted Cleveland’s wild-card probability by nearly three percentage points, according to FanGraphs, extending an AL-best 22-8 stretch since early July.
• In the series finale on Aug. 13, rookie Jakob Marsee went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs to tie Miami’s single-game mark and snap a four-game skid in a 13-4 rout.
• Marsee’s .436/.542/.872 slash line through his first 13 major-league games places him among only five players since 1995 to hit at least .400/.500/.800 in a 13-game span and makes him the first ever with ten extra-base hits and six steals in his first 13 contests.
• Eury Pérez struck out eight over five innings to earn the win and anchor Miami’s explosive offensive outburst.