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· collected 2026-09-04 · by Brian Dulik The Associated Press
Brayan Rocchio hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning for the Cleveland Guardians after also hitting a tying grand slam in the fourth against the Detroit Tigers, leading his team to a 7-6 comeback victory. This marks the sixth time in MLB history that a player has achieved both a grand slam and a walk-off in the same game. The Guardians trailed 6-1 in the third but scored six unanswered runs to win their third game on their current homestand, remaining in the final American League wild-card position. Rocchio's home run was his initial grand slam and third career walk-off homer, while rookie Max Clark had three singles for the Tigers.
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Brayan Rocchio, a player for the Cleveland Guardians, made baseball history by hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning after also hitting a grand slam in the fourth, leading his team to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday. This rare feat put Rocchio among only six players in MLB history who have achieved both a grand slam and a walk-off home run in the same game, with the last being Jack Clark of the Boston Red Sox on July 31, 1991. The Guardians' win kept them in contention for an American League wild-card position, coming back from a 6-1 deficit to score six unanswered runs. This marked Rocchio's third career walk-off home run and his first grand slam, while also earning the team its third win in seven games on their current homestand.
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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.
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Rocchio became the sixth player in MLB history with a grand slam and a walk-off in the same game.
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With the win, the Guardians remained in the final American League wild-card position.
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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).
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It was his third career walk-off home run and his initial grand slam.
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Cade Smith (4-1) pitched the ninth for the win, which was the Guardians’ third in seven games on their critical homestand.
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The Tigers fell to 4-15 since Aug. 14.
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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.
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Travis Bazzana had an RBI single before Rocchio sent Keider Montero’s pitch 366 feet over the fence in right.
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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.
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Gleyber Torres had two singles and two runs in the first two innings.
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Montero allowed six runs in four innings, while Allen gave up five in 2 1/3 innings.
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Clark had three singles.
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The first pitch was delayed by 1 hour and 4 minutes because of rain.
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Tigers LHP Andrew Sears (0-1, 6.75 ERA) faces Guardians LHP Foster Griffin (15-4, 3.21) in the second game.
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