Indians’ comeback stuns Astros

CLEVELAND — Greg Allen had one thought as he saw his teammates waiting for him at home plate.

“Just don’t get too roughed up in there,” he said. “It’s something I’ll remember forever. It’s all still sinking in. It’s pretty special.”

Allen homered on Brad Peacock’s first pitch in the 14th inning as the Cleveland Indians stunned the Houston Astros 10-9 on Sunday.

Allen’s first homer of the season landed in the seats in right and triggered a wild celebration for the Indians, who rallied twice to overcome another impressive performance for Jose Altuve.

Cleveland scored five runs in the ninth. Michael Brantley’s two-out RBI single off Hector Rondon tied it at 8.

Evan Gattis’ two-out homer off Dan Otero (1-1) gave Houston a 9-8 lead in the 13th, but Yonder Alonso responded with a leadoff drive against Collin McHugh in the bottom half.

Peacock (1-2) got the loss on the only pitch he threw.

Houston wasted a stellar day for Altuve, who had four hits and drove in two runs. The reigning AL MVP had a streak of 10 consecutive hits, breaking his club record, before he lined out to center in the ninth.

“You don’t count hits when you’re playing because you’re trying to win games,” Altuve said. “My teammates were like, ‘You’ve got 10 straight hits,’ but I really wasn’t thinking about it at all.”