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05/02 21:36 CDT The Reds tie an MLB record by walking 7 straight batters in a
17-7 loss to the Pirates
The Reds tie an MLB record by walking 7 straight batters in a 17-7 loss to the
Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- The Cincinnati Reds issued a Major League Baseball
record-tying seven straight walks during the second inning of a 17-7 loss to
the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
It was the third time in major league history that a team had walked that many
batters consecutively --- and the first time in more than four decades,
according to the Elias Sports Bureau and Sportradar.
Pittsburgh also was at bat when Atlanta walked seven straight in the third
inning on May 25, 1983. The only other time it happened was on Aug. 28, 1909,
when the Chicago White Sox issued seven straight bases on balls to the
Washington Senators.
The string of free passes resulted in the Pirates scoring five runs in the
inning without a hit. Starter Rhett Lowder issued the first three walks before
he was pulled.
"No excuses for that," Lowder said, according to MLB.com. "I just didn't really
have anything today. I was trying and just couldn't get back in the zone."
Lowder walked Brandon Lowe with one out and the bases empty. After he walked
Bryan Reynolds and Ryan O'Hearn, the Reds replaced him with Connor Phillips,
who also could not find the strike zone.
Phillips walked Nick Gonzales, Marcell Ozuna, Horwitz and Konnor Griffin to
force in four runs, exiting after throwing five of his 21 pitches for strikes.
"Just getting on base any way possible," O'Hearn said in a televised postgame
interview. "Walks, hits, whatever it takes. Our guys know what they're doing up
there. So, proud of the offense."
Sam Moll came in and induced Henry Davis' RBI fielder's-choice grounder, then
retired Oneil Cruz on a tapper fielded by catcher Tyler Stephenson.
Lowder, who took the loss, allowed eight runs in 1 1/3 innings to raise his ERA
from 3.18 to 5.09. Entering Saturday, he had not pitched fewer than five
innings or given up more than four earned runs in six starts this season.
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