James Karinchack entered last night’s game in the seventh inning with a 7-3 lead, but the bases were loaded and Pete Alonso at the plate. Karinchack promptly surrendered a game-tying grand slam.
It was the seventh time in franchise history Cleveland allowed a game-tying grand slam in the seventh inning or later. The others:
- 1995 Tigers – Ron Tingley off Jose Mesa
- 1992 Tigers – Cecil Fielder off Ted Power
- 1972 White Sox – Mike Andrews of Ed Farmer
- 1962 Twins – Don Mincher off Frank Funk
- 1952 Athletics – Gus Zernial off Mike Garcia
- 1950 Browns – Ken Wood off Al Benton
The Tingley grand slam off Mesa stands out as the most shocking on the list. Tingley was a journeyman backup catcher who hit 10 career home runs, the first of which came a member of the Indians in 1988.
