Three consecutive strikeouts. But Cleveland scores 6 runs anyway. [View all]
CLEVELAND
With a Twins victory earlier in the day, the Guardians knew they had to win on Wednesday night to preserve their one-game lead in the AL Central. But after back-to-back strikeouts in the eighth, Cleveland was running out of time to make a move. That’s when the third strikeout of the frame led to a six-run inning that lifted the Guardians to an 8-4 win over the Tigers at Progressive Field.
Wednesday marked the first time in at least the Expansion Era (since 1961) that a team scored six or more runs in an inning after striking out three times, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Owen Miller was fanned to start the inning. Andrés Giménez struck out on a foul tip. Then, Luke Maile went down swinging, but he realized the ball had escaped the catcher and trickled to the backstop, allowing him to reach first base.
The Guardians made the Tigers pay for this mistake. What followed was a single, a ground-rule double, another single, consecutive doubles, an intentional walk and one final single by Miller, who started the frame with a strikeout, to give Cleveland six runs before the third out was made (again).
https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/guardians-score-6-in-8th-after-striking-out-3-times
Video of this amazing inning at the link
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