Kyle Manzardo hit ninth in the order as the DH last night.
It’s the 29th time in franchise history the DH has been in the ninth spot in the order. Oscar Gonzalez also did it last year.
The first was Otis Nixon in 1985. Lonnie Chisenhall did it seven times in his career. Jason Dubois also did it four times, in just 14 games with the club.
Bo Naylor collected three against the Royals in his 20th career game.
Dating back to 1990, he’s the 11th Cleveland rookie with multiple three-hit games through 20 career games, joining:
With his walk-off single against the Yankees in Game 3, Oscar Gonzalez tied the single-season and career records for postseason go-ahead RBI in the 9th inning or later with three.
The others:
Only Ortiz had all three in a single year (2004).
Gonzalez’s go-ahead RBI:
Steven Kwan is the third rookie in franchise history with a postseason home run, joining Oscar Gonzalez (earlier this postseason vs Rays) and Asdrubal Cabrera (2007 against the Yankees).
Here’s a link to Cabrera’s off Chien-Ming Wang.
And here’s Kwan’s off Gerrit Cole:
Oscar Gonzalez is just the second player in MLB history to hit a walk-off home run in the 15th inning or later to give his team a 1-0 victory.
The other: Willie Mays
Mays hit his in the 16th inning off Warren Spahn, in a legendary duel between Span and Juan Marichal, with both starters throwing complete games.