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Tomlinson's inside-the-park homer sparks Giants' win

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Sep 30, 2015; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Angel Pagan (16) scores on …

(The Sports Xchange) - As he rounded third base, running out of gas and headed for home, San Francisco Giants second baseman Kelby Tomlinson could think of only one thing.

Thank goodness for the so-called "Buster Posey Rule."

Given a clear path to home plate, Tomlinson completed the ninth inside-the-park home run at AT&T Park with a head-first dive on Saturday, propelling the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

"That's one of the most exciting plays in baseball," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of the inside-the-park homer.