Jankowski broke for home when Fryer tossed the ball lazily back to Bastardo. With the speedy center fielder bearing down on the plate, Bastardo then rushed his return throw to the plate and fired errantly to the backstop.
Jankowski slid across the dish safely, as Fryer attempted to tag him with an empty glove.
On Aug. 1, Jankowski recorded his first steal of home -- but that wasn't ruled as such until a day later. In that case, he broke for the plate after Wil Myers had gotten himself hung up in a rundown between first and second. Initially the play was ruled a fielder's choice, but a scoring change credited Jankowski with a steal.
One day prior, Myers had swiped home himself -- a similar play to what unfolded at PNC Park on Wednesday. Myers caught Reds starter Homer Bailey with his back to the plate, and dashed home before Bailey could process what was happening.
Melvin Upton Jr. got the party started for the Padres back on June 3 when he recorded a straight steal of the plate against Colorado. This edition of the Friars is the first club in franchise history to have stolen home four times since the 1999 team did so -- namely, Damian Jackson, Gary Matthews, Eric Owens, Ruben Rivera and Quilvio Veras.
AJ Cassavell covers the Padres for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Steal City: Jankowski swipes home for 2nd time
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