Orlando Sentinel

Ramirez does something extra again

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DETROIT — Jose Ramirez isn’t finished setting records for extra-base hits.

In June, the Indians infielder became the first player in modern history to get 14 of them — 10 doubles, a triple and three homers — in a seven-game span. Sunday, he packed all his damage into one game.

Ramirez tied a major-league mark with five extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs that deflected off outfielder­s, as the Indians routed the Tigers 11-1 for their 11th straight victory.

“I feel very good right now,” Ramirez said through an interprete­r. “It is all about confidence right now.”

In between Ramirez’s big bopping, he went through a 0-for-17 slump while hitting just .235 in August.

“Things like that happen in this game,” he said. “You are going to have bad spells and you just have to keep working through it.”

Ramirez also had three doubles in becoming the 13th player with five extra-base hits in a game. The Cubs’ Kris Bryant did it last year, and the previous Indians player to accomplish the feat was Kelly Shoppach in 2008.

Ramirez went 5-for-5, driving in three runs and scoring three. He is hitting .472 with eight homers and 22 RBIs in 15 games against the Tigers this year.

“We haven’t handled him in two years,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.

The American League Central-leading Indians have their longest winning streak since a team-record 14-game run last year. They outscored the Tigers 29-5 while posting their first four-game sweep in Detroit.

The Tigers were without star Miguel Cabrera, who is suspended, and Victor Martinez, who is out after having surgery.

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