The Naylors turned the primary siblings in Cleveland historical past to hit a house run in the identical sport, every hitting a protracted ball within the third inning at Globe Life Field.
The final time brothers hit homers in the identical sport for a similar group within the Majors was the Braves’ B.J. and Justin Upton on Sept. 27, 2014. The Uptons have been additionally the final to hit homers in the identical inning after they went back-to-back on April 23, 2013.
Bo set the tone within the third inning, following a Myles Straw single with a 435-foot shot to the right-field seats for his second profession homer. Four batters later, his older brother, Josh, adopted swimsuit, smacking his personal two-run homer down the right-field line that hooked contained in the foul pole.
This was the thirty first time that brothers have homered in the identical regular-season sport, and the Naylors additionally turned the thirteenth pair of brothers on this unique membership.
Brothers to homer for identical group in identical regular-season sport
B.J. and Justin Upton, Braves (six occasions)
Jason and Jeremy Giambi, A’s (4 occasions)
Vladimir and Wilton Guerrero, Expos (4 occasions)
Hank and Tommie Aaron, Braves (3 times)
Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pirates (3 times)
Adrian and Edgar Gonzalez, Padres (two occasions)
Cal and Billy Ripken, Orioles (two occasions)
Billy and Tony Conigliaro, Red Sox (two occasions)
Bo and Josh Naylor, Guardians
Adam and Andy LaRoche, Pirates
Benji and Jose Molina, Angels
Matty and Jesus Alou, Giants
Felipe and Matty Alou, Giants
It was the eighth time brothers have homered in the identical inning for a similar group since 1900, in keeping with the Elias Sports Bureau. But the Ferrell brothers (Rick and Wes) might have one-upped the opposite occurrences by doing so in the identical inning as opponents on July 19, 1933, when Cleveland pitcher Wes Farrell hit a two-run homer off Boston’s Hank Johnson within the prime of the fourth, solely to have his brother Rick, the Red Sox’s catcher, take him deep for a three-run shot within the backside of the identical body.
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