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Santana gets Tribe started with rocket homer

CLEVELAND -- The Indians struck first yet again Saturday, and with another long ball, getting a home run from designated hitter Carlos Santana leading off the second inning against Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series (live on TBS in the U.S., as well as Sportsnet and RDS in Canada).

Happ's Blue Jays responded with a run of their own in the top half of the third on Josh Donaldson's RBI double, but they also stranded two against Tribe starter Josh Tomlin.

Santana's homer to left field had a projected distance of 388 feet, according to Statcast™, and it was the first on his postseason resume.