OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — José Ramirez hit his first home run of the season, Andrés Giménez had three hits and the Guardians beat the A’s 6-4 on Friday night in front of a sparse crowd at the Oakland Coliseum.
Ramirez, an All-Star each of the past three seasons, hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run first inning for the Guardians.
Giménez hit a pair of RBI doubles, while Will Brennan added an RBI single for Cleveland.
A total of 17,359 fans have shown up for the first two games in Oakland this season. A crowd of 3,837 fans was announced for Friday’s game, after 13,522 fans attended opening night Thursday, with thousands more in the parking lot protesting the A’s proposed move to Las Vegas.