Ramírez leads the way again as Guardians hit 3 homers off Cole in 5-4 victory over Yankees

NEW YORK (AP) — José Ramírez launched one of Cleveland's three home runs off Gerrit Cole and finished with three hits for the second consecutive game as the Guardians beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday night.

New York slugger Aaron Judge missed his second game in a row because of a bone bruise in his upper right rib that's been causing pain in his right shoulder. Judge saw a specialist Wednesday and went back for more specific imaging, manager Aaron Boone said, but there's no timetable yet for his return.

Kyle Manzardo homered for the second straight night in the Bronx and doubled twice. Rhys Hoskins also went deep and drove in three runs for the Guardians, who improved to a major league-best 10-1 on the road since May 6.

Ramírez, who also got his 21st stolen base and scored three times, is hitting .412 with 10 homers, 10 doubles, 22 RBIs, 31 runs, 10 steals and a 1.216 OPS in 36 regular-season games at Yankee Stadium. He's batted .344 in 69 career games against the Yankees overall, highest among active players with at least 150 plate appearances.

Cleveland, which has won 15 of 20 overall, will try for a three-game sweep Thursday afternoon in this matchup of American League contenders. Gavin Williams (9-3) allowed three runs and struck out six over 5 1/3 innings to win his fourth consecutive start for the Guardians, who won a series at Yankee Stadium for the first time since September 2021.

Williams had lasted at least six innings in a career-high eight straight starts.

Cade Smith permitted a run in the ninth before converting his big league-leading 21st save and 18th in a row.

Including the postseason, New York had won nine of its past 10 completed series against Cleveland since 2022.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. and José Caballero homered for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger had a pair of sacrifice flies.

Cole (1-1) gave up four runs and six hits with only two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. The 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner had pitched 12 2/3 scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts in two starts this season since returning from reconstructive elbow surgery.

Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias, on the 60-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, will start a rehab assignment Thursday at Triple-A Columbus.

Guardians RHP Slade Cecconi (3-5, 5.25 ERA) was scheduled to face LHP Carlos Rodón (1-2, 3.32) in the series finale Thursday.

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, left, is pulled from the game during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Cade Smith, right, celebrates with catcher Patrick Bailey after a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cleveland Guardians' José Ramírez reacts after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cleveland Guardians' José Ramírez looks after his solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

CAIRO (AP) — Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, adding that they were intercepted. It called on Tehran to immediately cease attacks on Gulf neighbors that it deemed a “serious escalation."

Iran's foreign ministry said the U.S. early Saturday attacked surveillance facilities on Qeshm Island and near Sirik that it said were used to protect borders and “ensure the security of navigation in international waters." Tehran called the attack a violation of the fragile ceasefire.

The latest exchange of fire came as the Trump administration pressed Iran to make a deal to end the war that has strained the global economy and threatened a hunger crisis in some of the world's most vulnerable countries.

The U.S. military earlier said it shot down several Iranian missiles and drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf Arab allies, and struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response.

“The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic,” U.S. Central Command said on social media. It confirmed it hit radar sites, including an island in the strait, “to defend against further attacks.”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted the Ali Al Salem air base, which hosts U.S. forces in Kuwait, and the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. The U.S. military said there were no reports of harm to U.S. personnel.

Earlier in the week, Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait’s main airport, killing one person and wounding dozens.

The U.S. military kept up its blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran’s chokehold on the crucial corridor for global oil and natural gas shipments, which has sent energy prices spiking and posed political problems for President Donald Trump's Republican Party ahead of midterm congressional elections.

Despite concerns that the ceasefire could collapse, Trump told reporters Friday that “the situation with Iran seems to be going quite well.” He told an event that “we’re going to come out of Iran very quickly and it’s going to be very strong one way or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or the very tough way."

Trump increasingly appears to be boxed in on the war. U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement a week ago to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program. But Trump has called for unspecified changes and Iranian officials have shown no public sign of agreeing to the deal.

Asked on Friday why it was taking so long, Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press” it was because “it’s a very hard thing for them.”

He added that the Iranians still have 21% to 22% of their missiles. One of the war's stated aims was destroying Tehran's missile program.

The ongoing fighting in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have seized large swaths of the south while saying it targets the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, also challenges efforts to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has demanded that any lasting truce extend to Lebanon.

The Trump administration has touted the latest ceasefire agreed to earlier in the week by the Lebanese government and Israel after U.S.-brokered talks in Washington. However, Hezbollah has rejected the agreement.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people including three members of the Lebanese military, the Lebanese army and state media said. Israel's military said it was reviewing the incident and that it operates against Hezbollah and not the Lebanese army.

Price reported from Bridgewater, New Jersey.

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to Eau Claire, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

People gather on paddleboards in shallow water as cargo and service vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)