HOUSTON — Marcus Semien wound up with a Little League home run when Houston kept throwing the ball away to help the Oakland Athletics avoid a sweep with a win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
The play in the 3-2 victory reminded Semien of the last time he was involved in something similar — which actually was in Little League.
"I have had that play happen in Little League on my mom's birthday," Semien recalled of a game when he was about 6. "She called it a home run and ... there were errors but she was like: 'Oh you hit a home run for me on my birthday.