Santana joins Napoli with 30th home run

CLEVELAND — After being mobbed by his teammates in the dugout, Carlos Santana sat down for a brief moment alone. There, teammate Mike Napoli stood in front of him and beckoned for Santana to stand back up, where the two shared a hug.

“He said ‘congrats,'” Santana said after the Tribe’s 10-7 win over the Astros on Thursday at Progressive Field. “He told me to keep working and help to try to win the game.”

Napoli’s congratulatory message came moments after Santana belted a two-run homer on a line drive to right in the fifth, putting Cleveland up, 10-3. For Santana, it marked his 30th homer of the season. His previous career high was 27, a feat he had accomplished twice in his career.

Santana joins Napoli (31) as the only Indians players to reach the 30-homer threshold thus far this season. They are the first Tribe duo to launch 30 blasts in a season since 2002 when Jim Thome had 52 and Ellis Burks swatted 32.

“I’m so happy, especially today, getting the top in my career,” Santana said. “And I’m happy for [Napoli]. He’s done a good job, …

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