1 week Ago By LaMond Pope
Bryan Ramos smashed an Aaron Civale curveball to deep left field in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. When Ramos picked up where his liner was headed, he thought, “Go, ball.” It hit off the top of the wall.
“Two more pushups,” Ramos joked after the game in St. Petersburg, Fla. “Two more pushups and that’s a homer.
” Ramos nearly had his first major-league homer but instead settled for his first big-league double. It was one of his two hits . Ramos entered Thursday hitting 5-for-14 (.
357) with two RBIs and two runs in five games since on Saturday. The third baseman was in the starting lineup for the fifth straight game Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians, and his double leading off the second inning gave him at least one hit in each of his starts. “Bryan has done a really nice job,” general manager Chris Getz said Wednesday.
“He’s had some real quality at-bats. He’s come up with bigger moments and come through. He doesn’t look overmatched.
This is a nice opportunity to boost his development, this experience, but also I’ve enjoyed watching him, and others have as well.” Manager Pedro Grifol said Ramos “brings a hell of a lot of energy to us.” “He’s hungry, he’s young, athletic,” Grifol said before Thursday’s game at Guaranteed Rate Field.
“He’s got tools. And most importantly, he’s performed. “He’s a learner.
He’s a sponge. Always asking questions. A really good makeu.
