Contreras nodded, retrieved the baseball and handed it back to Quintana before jogging to first base.

Contreras was hit on purpose with a pitch and put on base ahead of Nolan Gorman’s three-run homer – the decisive swing of the game.

Willson and William Contreras on Saturday became the second pair of brothers in baseball’s modern era to homer in the same inning as opponents.

Masyn Winn led off the game with a two-strike single to center and, after Ivan Herrera followed with a walk, he scored on Alec Burleson's seeing-eye single up the middle.