Ramirez (2-1) pitched five innings in Friday's loss to the Royals, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three.
Ramirez's first career start didn't go well from the get-go. The right-hander surrender a two-run homer on just his third pitch of the evening. Ramirez was simply catching too much of the plate, something survivable as a reliever but certainly not as a starter. The 28-year-old is slated to make another start in place of Garrett Richards (biceps) on Wednesday in Houston.