Jose Ramirez, Guardians surge past Nationals

Third baseman Jose Ramirez broke a 4-4 tie in the fifth inning with a massive homer and the visiting Cleveland Guardians beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Saturday in the second game of a three-game series.

The game was delayed by 1 hour and 40 minutes by thunderstorms and showers in Washington, but the Nationals came out swinging in the bottom of the first, scoring three runs off Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac (1