Five days after Miguel Cabrera hit his 500th career home run, the Tigers produced another historic homer at the Blue Jays’ expense. This one might have had as much to do with a coach as a hitter.
Never in MLB’s expansion era (since 1961) had a player hit an inside-the-park home run to pull his team in front in a pinch-hitting situation. Then Victor Reyes’ sinking line drive bounced past Jays rookie center fielder Josh Palacios.