CLEVELAND (AP) — Charlie Blackmon homered in the 12th inning, atoning for a baserunning blunder and lifting the Colorado Rockies over the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Wednesday.
With Colorado trailing 2-1, Blackmon singled leading off the eighth and was running on the pitch when DJ LeMahieu fouled a ball to the right side. Second baseman Jason Kipnis caught the ball on the warning track with his back to home plate, spun and threw to pitcher Joe Smith, who was covering first and Blackmon was out.
Blackmon’s solo shot came after Jonathan Lucroy doubled home Carlos Gonzalez with the tying run off Chad Allen in the ninth.
Alexi Amarista also homered for the Rockies, but Francisco Lindor’s two-run blast put the Indians ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the third.
A person familiar with the deal says the Indians have agreed to acquire outfielder Jay Bruce from the New York Mets. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the trade had not been announced.
Bruce is hitting .256 with 29 homers and 75 RBIs for the Mets, who at 50-61 are 11 games under .500 for the first time in three years.
The Indians made the deal a day after Michael Brantley went down with a sprained ankle.