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Extra-Inning Grand Slam

July 9, 2025

The Guardians beat the Astros 10-6 on Tuesday thanks to a 10th-inning grand slam by Angel Martinez off of Josh Hader that barely snuck into the Crawford Boxes in Houston.

It was the eighth go-ahead extra-inning grand slam in team history. The others:

2019 – Carlos Santana vs MIN
2017 – Edwin Encarnacion vs LAA*
2014 – Nick Swisher vs LAA*
1992 – Carlos Martinez vs SEA*
1982 – Andre Thronton vs MIL
1962 – Don Dillard vs DET*
1923 – Tris Speaker vs PHA

*indicates walk-off

On Wednesday, Angel Martinez hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the 8th inning of the Guardians 7-4 win over the Dodgers, the team’s first go-ahead home run in the 8th inning or later against the defending champs since 2019.

Here are the rest of the go-ahead HR in 8th or later vs defending World Series champs since 2000:

2019 – Carlos Santana vs Red Sox
2018 – Greg Allen vs Astros
2014 – Nick Swisher vs Red Sox
2014 – Asdrubal Cabrera vs Red Sox
2012 – Jason Kipnis vs Cardinals
2006 – Victor Martinez vs White Sox (twice)
2005 – Travis Hafner vs Red Sox

Posts tagged as “Nick Swisher”

Extra-Inning Grand Slam

HR vs. Defending Champs