Kerry Carpenter took Emmanuel Clase deep for a massive, game-winning 3-run home run in Game 2 of the ALDS between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians on Monday. The game had been scoreless through eight innings before Carpenter delivered a 2-out, 2-strike home run with 2 runners on to make it 3-0 for the Tigers.
Carpenter got a 94-mph slider from Clase and sent it out deep to right field for the home run:
Oh, I leave quite an impression
423 feet to be exact! #ALDS pic.twitter.com/yq6k6Fvss1
— MLB (@MLB) October 7, 2024
Nobody in Cleveland saw that coming, and that’s because of how dominant Clase had been in the past.
Prior to Monday, Clase:
– Had not allowed multiple runs in the same game all season.
– Had not allowed a home run to a left-handed hitter all season.
– Had never allowed a 3-run home run.
Yet all that came to an end when Carpenter came to the plate and changed things with a huge home run.
Beau Brieske capitalized on the momentum and sat the Guardians down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th to seal a 3-0 win for the Tigers to tie the series at 1-1. Clase might be shell-shocked.
