Brewers Match MLB's Modern-Era Shutout Record, Rout Mariners 22-0
Milwaukee's offense exploded for four home runs and a nine-run eighth inning to tie the biggest shutout win since 1901.
The Milwaukee Brewers matched baseball's modern-era record for the biggest shutout, beating the Seattle Mariners 22-0 on Tuesday night behind three-run homers from Christian Yelich, David Hamilton and Luis Lara, plus a two-run shot from Jake Bauers.
The major league-best Brewers (78-48) matched a franchise record for runs in a game. Since 1901, the only previous 22-0 victories came from Pittsburgh over the host Chicago Cubs on September 16, 1975, and Cleveland at the New York Yankees on August 31, 2004.
Bauers scored Milwaukee's first run in unusual fashion, doubling with two outs in the first against Bryce Miller (4-7). William Contreras singled, and left fielder Randy Arozarena's throw to the plate beat Bauers easily, but catcher Cal Raleigh dropped the ball on the slide, allowing Bauers to dive back in safely.
Yelich's homer made it 6-0 in the fifth. Hamilton went deep in the sixth to push the lead to 9-0, and Bauers added his 22nd homer of the season later in the inning to make it 11-0. Milwaukee then scored nine times in the eighth against Mariners infielder Leo Rivas, including Lara's first career home run.
Kyle Harrison (10-3) held Seattle to two hits over five innings. Shane Drohan worked two innings, Grant Anderson pitched the eighth, and catcher Gary Sánchez closed out the five-hit shutout, throwing several pitches under 40 mph in the ninth.
Hamilton's four RBIs were a career high. Yelich and Lara each drove in four runs, while Garrett Mitchell collected four hits.
Seattle's Logan Gilbert (9-7, 3.28 ERA) and Milwaukee's Dustin May (6-7, 4.13) are scheduled to start Wednesday.
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