Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor looks back to the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning at Progressive Field. Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

Francisco Lindor homers using teammate's bat

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 9/11/17

Francisco Lindor homered in the Cleveland Indians’ win on Sunday night, and he did it with a little help from a friend.

Lindor was following Roberto Perez in the bottom of the sixth Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles after Perez had already homered. The Indians shortstop broke two bats in his at-bat, so he got a bat from teammate Abraham Almonte. Low and behold, Lindor homered using Almonte’s bat, making it back-to-back dingers for Cleveland:

After breaking two bats in the at-bat, Frankie Lindor grabbed Abe Almonte's bat. He hit a homer on the next pitch. Back-to-back HRs for CLE. pic.twitter.com/Fl5zmaAipE

— WaitingForNextYear (@WFNYCLE) September 11, 2017

The smile Lindor flashed towards the dugout likely was for Almonte over the bat.

One of the best shortstops in baseball, Lindor has been hot during the Indians’ 18-game winning streak. He’s up to eight home runs during the streak and has a 1.031 OPS in September. He’s so hot he can knock balls out of the park using any piece of lumber at this point.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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