SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cal Quantrill shut down his former team through seven brilliant innings, All-Star José Ramírez homered in consecutive at-bats and the Guardians beat the San Diego Padres 7-0.
Rookie Oscar Gonzalez also homered for the AL Central-leading Guardians.
Cleveland swept the two-game set and won the season series 3-1.
Quantrill improved to 10-5. He was pitching at Petco Park for the first time since he was acquired by Cleveland in the nine-player trade that sent Mike Clevinger to San Diego at the trade deadline in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Blake Snell took the loss.
Guardians honor drummer with Hall of Fame induction
John Adams pounded his way to Cleveland baseball immortality.
The longtime drummer, who has provided a steady beat during baseball games in Cleveland since the 1970s, has been honored with his induction into the team’s Distinguished Hall of Fame.
The tribute is to recognize Adams, who first toted a bass drum he bought at a garage sale for $25 into the bleacher seats as a 21-year-old at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium on Aug. 24, 1973.
He’s attended more than 3,700 games — missing only 45 — while supporting the team.
As part of the tribute, the club commissioned a local sculptor to craft a replica bronze drum affixed to a bench that will reside permanently in the team’s Heritage Park.