CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez knew when he was 15 years old and growing up in the Dominican Republic that he could end up being a pretty good home-run hitter.

Cleveland's All-Star third baseman has been better than good as he set another franchise record on Tuesday night against the Miami Marlins.

Ramírez's line drive over the right-field wall in the eighth inning was his second of the night and his 27th multihome run game, surpassing Jim Thome and Albert Belle for the most in franchise history.

The solo shot also gave the Guardians a 4-3 victory .

Ramírez's accomplishment was flashed on the scoreboard at Progressive Field before the ninth inning as he ran to third base. He got a standing ovation from the 21,874 fans.

“It felt good. Obviously it’s not easy to play the game and it’

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