José Ramírez is on a season-long 10-game hitting streak and has homered in three consecutive games for the ninth time in his career.

The question on every Cleveland Guardians fan's mind is, when will Travis Bazzana make his MLB debut? Even though the answer remains a mystery, Bazzana is doing everything he can to make his lifelong dream a possibility sometime in 2025.

For over a decade, Terry Francona had a front-row seat to watch José Ramírez’s offensive greatness in Cleveland. So the former Guardians manager knew what he would be up against on Friday at Great American Ball Park.

Nolan Jones, Daniel Schneemann and Gabriel Arias have also taken their turns at No. 2, but none of them are producing the same way they do at other spots in the lineup. Jones is hitting .152 as a No. 2 batter, while Schneemann is at .148 and Arias .091.

The Cleveland Guardians signed Carlos Santana to provide a consistent veteran presence in the middle of their lineup. As expected, the veteran followed a consistent career trend and started the season slowly,

With the homer, the 2022 Silver Slugger has reached a base in 46 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the majors. In the wild-card era, the only Phillies player with a longer on-base streak is Bobby Abreu (48 games in 2000-01), via MLB's X account.

Bryce Harper homered during Philadelphia's six-run eighth inning, Ranger Suárez allowed only three hits over seven scoreless innings and the Phillies defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1.

Wednesday’s power breakfast didn’t produce a sweep of the Brewers, but the Guardians have still won nine of 12 series to open the season. Thursday is an off day, a day to hit the snooze button three or four extra times. Still, the Guards need some energy to pack for a 10-game trip to Cincinnati, Minneapolis and Detroit that begins Friday.