CLEVELAND -- Michael Bourn hasn't perfected the home-run trot. Then again when you average a home run once per 95.5 at-bats, there isn't much of a need to work on it.
After Sunday, Bourn might want to think about having one just in case.
For the first time in his eight-year career, Bourn hit a walk-off homer as the Indians defeated the Rockies 6-4 to complete a three-game sweep at Progressive Field. Bourn hit an 0-1 fastball from Adam Ottavino into the seats in right for his second homer of the season and 18th of his career.
"They said I was flying around the bases," said Bourn, who was 1 for 4 with two RBI. "My emotions were going. I was just happy because we were able to complete the sweep and just build momentum in the team."
Bourn nearly won it defensively in the seventh with a throw to the plate on a Charlie Blackmon fly ball, but Brandon Barnes just beat the tag to tie the game at four.
The homer is the Indians fourth walk-off win this season and their third in the past six home games. It also marked the 72nd walk-off homer in Progressive Field history. Mike Aviles led off the ninth with a single and advanced to second on a George Kottaras double which set the stage for Bourn.
While Nyjer Morgan dazzled fans with his early-season start and "T-Plush" persona, Bourn has had a solid season. Even though he has only four stolen bases, Bourn is batting .288. He has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games and over that stretch has gone 21 of 60 with five RBI and 10 runs scored.
Said Terry Francona about Bourn: "As the weather heats up and he gets more confidence, I mean, he's been swinging the bat really well. He's got a lot of ways to beat you."
The left hamstring, which Bourn had surgery on during the offseason and then injured again during Spring Training, still isn't 100 percent but Bourn feels like he finally is back in a hitting rhythm that he was starting to gain in late April. He tweaked the hamstring again in early May and missed a couple games.
Another thing that is helping Bourn this season is more of a familiarity with the American League and with his own clubhouse after signing with the Tribe before the start of Spring Training last year.
"You get familiarity with teams and pitchers. You can only learn for yourself," he said. "I try to remember how someone pitched me last time and be on top of things."
The win is the Indians' sixth straight at home and brings them back within three games of the .500 mark with Boston coming in for three games starting Monday. It has been a rollercoaster for the Tribe the past two weeks with either them sweeping an opponent or being swept in three of the four series they've played.
"We've got the Red Sox coming in next. They're the defending champions. It don't get easier for us but this is a good momentum builder for us," Bourn said.
