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09/04 18:09 CDT Rocchio becomes 6th player with grand slam, walk-off homer in
same game, Guardians beat Tigers 7-6
Rocchio becomes 6th player with grand slam, walk-off homer in same game,
Guardians beat Tigers 7-6
By BRIAN DULIK
Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Brayan Rocchio hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning
after connecting on a tying grand slam in the fourth, rallying the Cleveland
Guardians to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first game
of a split doubleheader on Friday.
Rocchio became the sixth player in MLB history with a grand slam and a walk-off
in the same game. The last was Boston's Jack Clark on July 31, 1991.
With the win, the Guardians remained in the final American League wild-card
position.
Cleveland scored six unanswered runs after falling behind 6-1 in the third,
capped by Rocchio's leadoff homer to left field in the ninth off Drew Sommers
(1-4). It was his third career walk-off home run and his initial grand slam.
Cade Smith (4-1) pitched the ninth for the win, which was the Guardians' third
in seven games on their critical homestand. The Tigers fell to 4-15 since Aug.
14.
Detroit pushed its lead out to 6-1 in the third on Spencer Torkelson's solo
homer off Slade Cecconi before the Guardians erupted for five in the fourth.
Travis Bazzana had an RBI single before Rocchio sent Keider Montero's pitch 366
feet over the fence in right.
Rookies Max Clark and Ben Malgeri each had two-run singles in the first, when
the Tigers scored four times against Logan Allen in his first start since July
18. Gleyber Torres had two singles and two runs in the first two innings.
Montero allowed six runs in four innings, while Allen gave up five in 2 1/3
innings. Clark had three singles.
The first pitch was delayed by 1 hour and 4 minutes because of rain.
Up next Tigers LHP Andrew Sears (0-1, 6.75 ERA) faces Guardians LHP Foster Griffin (15-4, 3.21) in the second game. National League All-Star Griffin is 3-1 in five starts with Cleveland. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb
Up next Tigers LHP Andrew Sears (0-1, 6.75 ERA) faces Guardians LHP Foster Griffin (15-4, 3.21) in the second game. National League All-Star Griffin is 3-1 in five starts with Cleveland. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb
