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Watch: Smoak hits tying HR in 9th, walk-off in 10th

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Smoak if you got 'em.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak had himself an evening at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, single-handedly powering his team to a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers with the fourth multi-home run game of his career - in the ninth and 10th innings, no less.

Smoak's first blast off Shawn Tolleson to lead off the ninth tied the game at one, and came after the Blue Jays had failed to capitalize on multiple opportunities for the second straight day.

One inning later, the 29-year-old took Phil Klein over the wall for the first walk-off homer of his career.

Smoak is the first player to hit a game-tying homer in the ninth and a walk-off in the 10th since former Chicago White Sox third baseman Joe Crede did it in 2002, according to ESPN Stats.

Perhaps on this night Smoak was inspired by the late heroics of Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry, who pulled off his own miracle just a block away from Rogers Centre mere seconds before Smoak's game-ending blast.

(Courtesy: MLB.com)

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