Steven Kwan opened the ninth with a base hit, his second of the game, against Toronto reliever Yimi Garcia, and Carlos Santana drew a one-out walk. After Garcia fanned Kyle Manzardo, pinch hitter Bo Naylor drew a two-out walk to set up Schneemann’s dramatic slam.

The Guardians were down to their final out against the Blue Jays on Saturday when second baseman Daniel Schneemann played the role of hero.

Nathan Lukes hit a two-run, go-ahead single with two outs in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-3 on Friday night.