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05/02 18:07 CDT The Reds tie an MLB record by walking seven straight Pirates
batters in the same inning
The Reds tie an MLB record by walking seven straight Pirates batters in the
same inning
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- The Cincinnati Reds issued a Major League Baseball
record-tying seven straight walks during the second inning of a game against
the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
It was the third time in MLB history that a team had issued that many
consecutive walks in one inning --- and the first time in more than four
decades, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Pittsburgh also was at bat when Atlanta walked seven straight Pirates in the
third inning of a game in 1983. The only other time that happened was in 1909,
when the Chicago White Sox issued seven straight bases on balls to the
Washington Senators.
The Reds' record-tying string of walks began when Rhett Lowder walked Brandon
Lowe with one out and no one base. Lowder loaded the bases by walking Bryan
Reynolds and Ryan O'Hearn before the Reds made a pitching change, bringing on
Connor Phillips.
Phillips then walked Nick Gonzales, Marcell Ozuna, Spencer Horwitz and Konnor
Griffin to force in four Pittsburgh runs before pitcher Sam Moll entered the
game and induced Henry Davis' grounder to third for a fielder's choice at
second base that also brought in the fifth and final run of the inning.
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