TORONTO -- Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor belted his seventh leadoff home run of the season in Thursday night's series opener against the Blue Jays to tie Grady Sizemore (2008) for the franchise mark.
Lindor clubbed a 2-0 sinker from right-hander Sam Gaviglio over the right-center-field wall at Rogers Centre. It was Lindor's 32nd home run of the season overall, one shy of the personal best he set last season, and his third homer in four games.
The 24-year-old Lindor has been in a funk of late, hitting just .