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Guardians edge out Athletics 12-11 as Ramirez hits RBI single
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The Cleveland team came out on top by the tightest of margins

The Cleveland Guardians edged out the Oakland Athletics 12-11 on Monday night.

José Ramírez hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning after his RBI triple in the eighth gave Cleveland the lead to help his team overcome a difficult opponent.

“That was a hard game to win for a lot of reasons,” manager Terry Francona said. “We got down, we got up, we got down, they fought back. I give them a lot of credit, and you’re on the road so you’re always a swing away. But we did enough to win, and that’s what we set out to do so it makes for a good day.”

Seth Brown hit a tying, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase (1-0).

Brown had an automatic strike to his name for a pitch-clock violation as the batter was charged for taking too much time. He himself was on a verge of receiving a penalty by right fielder Will Brennan to end the seventh.

Jace Peterson hit a three-run homer in the second and Ramón Laureano added a two-run drive in the fifth for the Athletics, but they wasted a solid 6-2 lead for James Kaprielian. Oakland rookie Ryan Noda doubled and singled in his first career start as a first base

The Oakland team find themselves in a losing streak of three after the win over Angels on opening day. Oakland has lost six straight at home to the Guardians to match its longest losing streak ever at the Coliseum against Cleveland, which dates back to 1994 and 1995.