Texas’ Cole Hamels held Tampa Bay hitless over the first five innings to set up a 6-2 win for the Rangers.
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“To allow a home run to the first guy you face after our guys tied it up, it’s very disappointing”, said Tomlin, whose 32 homers allowed are two more than the Angels’ Jered Weaver.
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin walks off the field after a game-winning inside-the-park home run by Cleveland Indians’ Tyler Naquin in a baseball game in Cleveland, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. 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.
With the score tied at 2 in the ninth inning, Tyler Naquin hit one nearly out of the park.
Naquin was down 1-2 in the count when he sent a drive high off the wall, just out of the reach of right fielder Michael Saunders. The ball ricocheted toward center fielder Melvin Upton Jr., who fell down as he attempted to throw the ball into the infield.
Naquin sprinted around the bases, stumbled toward home plate and scored with a head-first dive.
On Wednesday night, the Cleveland Indians had their bubble burst when Chicago’s Adam Eaton literally popped a bubble as he knocked a grand slam that proved to be the difference in the Tribe’s 10-7 loss to the White Sox. It was his third blown save in 30 opportunities this season.
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman allowed two runs and struck out eight over 6 1/3 innings in his last start against Houston.
The Indians recorded their fourth sellout of the season with a crowd of 33,604 that included several thousand Blue Jays fans.
With their ninth inning heroics, the Indians became the first team to have a game-tying HR and a walk-off inside-the-park HR in same inning. He is 5-0 with a 1.65 ERA in seven starts since.
Tomlin, always a pitcher susceptible to home runs, gave up two in the third inning. Things changed dramatically when the Indians scored five times in the fourth, three of the runs coming on a Lonnie Chisenhall homer.
– Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen hit his first career home run and got his first three RBIs against the Dodgers in first game back after his dad died. It was his eighth home run of the season and his team-high seventh three-RBI game.
Tomlin won his first seven decisions and was 9-1 on June 26, but the right-hander is 0-4 with a 10.02 ERA in last four starts.
Blue Jays: Manager John Gibbons thinks Donaldson, who hasn’t played since August 17, will be available for the series finale August 21.
Third baseman and AL MVP Josh Donaldson (jammed right thumb) and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (calf strain) sat out the game, but Gibbons said both are expected to be available Saturday.
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DENVER – Colorado struck for two runs in the 11th inning off Chicago closer Aroldis Chapman and came away with an improbable victory on an errant throw.
