Fireworks accidentally set off in Cleveland after Alex Rios homers for Royals
Not every great baseball blooper happens on the field. Some don’t even involve the men in uniform.
When Kansas City rightfielder Alex Rios homered to left off Josh Tomlin in the fifth inning on Tuesday night, the fireworks erupted over the stadium in celebration of the blast. But the fans booed.
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The problem was the game was being played at Progressive Field in Cleveland where the fireworks are reserved for home runs from the home team. Kansas City won the game 2-0.
Sad fireworks guy is sad after hitting the button by mistake after Rios’ homer. pic.twitter.com/uan5peuzJb
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) September 16, 2015
It was a tough night for Tomlin, but not because he pitched poorly or because of the mishap with the fireworks. He actually pitched very well, with a complete game in which he gave up just four hits with six strikeouts.
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Cleveland managed to get six hits off the four Kansas City pitchers who appeared the game but the Indians couldn’t push any runs across to support Tomlin’s effort.
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Kyle Ringo is a contributing writer to Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @KyleRingo
