In a spectacular blown save Friday night, he gave up back-to-back home runs to Jose Ramirez and Tyler Naquin in the ninth inning.
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Russell Martin hit a two-run homer in the first, but Toronto only got one runner into scoring position the rest of the way. Sanchez (12-2, 2.84 ERA) was an All-Star this summer, but the AL East-leading Blue Jays are trying to limit his innings in a season they hope will last well into October. Center fielder Melvin Upton Jr. raced to pick up the ball, but fell before flinging it toward the infield. Meanwhile, Naquin was given the green light to keep running and slid head first into home plate to win the game and start the celebration.
Naquin became the second player in Indians history to hit a walk-off inside-the-park homer, joining Braggo Roth in 1916. He hit a walk-off sacrifice fly on Thursday, and while he didn’t start Friday’s game, he found a way to impact the game in the ninth. A 1-2-3 seventh inning was followed with an eighth inning that ended on a 4-6-3 double play off the bat of Mike Napoil.
Osuna, who has blown only three saves in 31 chances, was happy to get back on the mound as quickly as possible. Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer struck out a career-high 13 in eight innings, while Jeff Manship (2-1) worked the ninth.
Jose Altuve homered and had five RBIs for Houston, and George Springer went 4-for-5 with a homer.
RED SOX 10, TIGERS 2 (at DETROIT) – David Ortiz homered and Rick Porcello returned to Comerica Park with seven strong innings as Boston routed Detroit.
The Colorado Rockies went to the 11th innings to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 and the defending champions, the Kansas City Royals, rounded off the night with an 11th-innings 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins.
REDS 9, DODGERS 2 (at Cincinnati) – Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen also hit a three-run shot, and Cincinnati beat Los Angeles. Beltre’s 20th and 21st home runs of the season Friday night marked the 30th multi-homer game of his career.
The Indians’ Tyler Naquin is unable to make a sliding catch on a ball hit by the Blue Jays’ Devon Travis during the eighth inning August 20 at Progressive Field. That big inning bailed out Josh Tomlin, but a Edwin Encarnacion home run in the fifth inning, the Blue Jays’ third home run of the night, proved to be the difference. His only major mistake was J.D. Martinez’s two-run homer in the second inning.
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Hamels had retired 14 straight, striking out seven, when he gave up a single with two outs in the sixth to end his no-hitter bid. He has now allowed at least one home run in each of his last 13 starts, and has given up three home runs on three separate occasions this season.
