ARLINGTON, Texas — Bo and Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians turned the primary brothers main league historical past to hit multi-run homers in the identical inning for a similar workforce when every hit a two-run shot throughout the third inning of the Guardians‘ 12-4 loss at Texas on Friday evening.

Bo Naylor hit a 1-0 changeup from Rangers starter Jon Gray an estimated 435 ft to proper subject at Globe Life Field with no outs within the third. Four batters later, Josh hit a 3-1 slider from Gray down the right-field line and it barely stayed truthful to make it 4-0.

“It’s something super special,” Bo mentioned. “It’s one thing that we’ve talked about, joked about up to now. Seeing it come to go was fairly wild to consider.

“When I hit mine, we shared a great moment. I could see how excited he was for me. When he hit his, I was up on the top step waiting for him. Just a cool moment to share with him.”

The final brothers to go deep in the identical inning have been B.J. and Justin Upton of the Atlanta Braves, who went back-to-back off Colorado’s Jon Garland on April 23, 2013.

The Uptons have been additionally the final to homer in the identical sport for a similar workforce, doing it on Sept. 27, 2014 at Philadelphia towards the Phillies’ A.J. Burnett.

PHOTOS: Bo Naylor, Josh Naylor change into first brothers to hit multi-run homers in identical inning for identical workforce

Kyle Seager of the Seattle Mariners and present Ranger Corey Seager, then with the Los Angeles Dodgers, have been the final brothers to homer for various groups, on Aug. 17, 2020.

Bo Naylor’s homer was his second this season. The rookie catcher was most just lately known as up from the minors on June 16.

Josh went deep for the twelfth time this yr.

Following the Naylors’ homers, the Guardians have been outscored 12-0.

“We had two big hits - the Naylor brothers. But other than that, it was kind of a quiet night for us,” Guardians supervisor Terry Francona mentioned.

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