CLEVELAND -- After Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez were each named to the American League All-Star team, it was fair to wonder if the Indians' dynamic infield duo would want to square off in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby. Lindor expressed that he did not have interest in the event, adding that his teammate was the power hitter of the two.
The numbers say that they are both power hitters right now, and they held their own Derby in the first inning on Tuesday.
Lindor led off the bottom of the first inning with a shot deep into the right-field stands against Reds righty Sal Romano, pulling into a tie with Ramirez with 24 home runs on the season.