Victor for victory!

One could tell right off the bat that the ball Victor Martinez hit off Joe Nathan in the bottom of the 11th last night would go a long way, but it was unclear at first whether it would leave the yard. Of course, the Indians only needed one run, and with a runner on second, all they needed was for it to fall in somewhere. And it did -- it fell on the platform beyond the fence in right-center, giving the Tribe a 12-9, come-from-behind-after-blowing-a-big-lead victory.

That home run was about as unlikely as you can imagine. Nathan came into the game with a 1.03 ERA, having given up just four homers all year. Martinez had hit just one dinger this year, having been hurt for much of the season. Victor was 1-for-10 in his career against Nathan. He had never, ever hit a walk-off homer, and Nathan had never, ever given one up. That's why I love baseball.