CLEVELAND -- The Tigers’ late-season run arguably began on a Parker Meadows home-run robbery in Seattle . It accelerated on a Meadows highlight grab in Baltimore in the penultimate weekend of the regular season. As the graceful, athletic center fielder lined up George Valera’s drive to near-straightaway center on Wednesday night, he was poised to make the play to thwart the Guardians rookie and help save the Tigers’ season.

“I knew off the bat, I had a chance at it,” Meadows said. “Just tried to get to the wall as quick as possible to make a play on it.”

The flight into the wall, back at the fence, the reach with the glove, all looked like that incredible play in Seattle. The bounce of the ball just over the top of the fence as Meadows went tumbling onto the warning track looked like

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