Tyler Naquin hits walkoff inside-the-park home run (Video)
The Indians opened their weekend series with the Blue Jays with a dramatic win on Friday.
Cleveland entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 2-1, but that deficit didn’t last long. Carlos Santana flied out to the catcher to begin the inning. Then, Jose Ramirez hit a solo home run to tie the ball game. Next up was Tyler Naquin who won the game with another home run, only his was of the inside-the-park variety.
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.
.@Indians are first team in MLB history to have a game-tying HR and a walk-off inside-the-park HR in same inning (via @EliasSports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 20, 2016
The home run was Naquin’s 14th of the season and gave Cleveland a 3.5 game lead in the division over the Tigers. At 70-50, the Indians now have the second best record in the American League behind the Blue Jays.