TheĀ TigersĀ score in all eight innings in which they come to bat in defeating theĀ Rockies, 11 ā€“ 5. The last major league team to do this was theĀ YankeesĀ inĀ 2006. Itā€™s a first in Tigers history, at least sinceĀ 1912, as inning-by-inning scores are not available for all games before that date.

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TheĀ TigersĀ score in all eight innings in which they come to bat in defeating theĀ Rockies, 11 ā€“ 5. The last major league team to do this was theĀ YankeesĀ inĀ 2006. Itā€™s a first in Tigers history, at least sinceĀ 1912, as inning-by-inning scores are not available for all games before that date.

The Indians unveil a statue near Heritage Park at Progressive Field honoring Jim Thome, the teamā€™s all-time career home run leader (337), who spent 13 seasons with Cleveland. The location of the eight-foot bronze sculpture marks the spot where the longest homer ever hit in Progressive Field landed, a 511-foot blast launched in 1999 by the Tribeā€™s first baseman/DH. ā€œJim Thomeā€™s journey to become a member of the elite six hundred home run club is a story built on consistency, dependability, professionalism, power and character.ā€ ā€“Ā Inscription on Jim Thorpeā€™s statue at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

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The Indians unveil a statue near Heritage Park at Progressive Field honoring Jim Thome, the teamā€™s all-time career home run leader (337), who spent 13 seasons with Cleveland. The location of the eight-foot bronze sculpture marks the spot where the longest homer ever hit in Progressive Field landed, a 511-foot blast launched in 1999 by the Tribeā€™s first baseman/DH. ā€œJim Thomeā€™s journey to become a member of the elite six hundred home run club is a story built on consistency, dependability, professionalism, power and character.ā€ ā€“Ā Inscription on Jim Thorpeā€™s statue at Progressive Field in Cleveland.