On Saturday night time at Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles pounded the Colorado Rockies in a historic and cruel 18-0 blowout, which now stands as the largest shutout win in crew historical past. The earlier excessive was a 17-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on July 27, 1969.
The offensive explosion noticed Baltimore develop into the primary crew in trendy MLB historical past to have 12 or extra gamers report each successful and a run in the identical sport, in keeping with OptaSTATS. In whole, the Orioles recorded 18 runs on 18 hits, with each starter reaching base safely.
The offensive outburst noticed longtime Oriole Cedric Mullins attain a profession milestone.
In what might be one in every of his last video games with the membership earlier than the commerce deadline, Mullins hit his one hundredth profession residence run, a three-run blast within the fourth inning that prolonged the Orioles’ result in 6-0. That homer additionally made him simply the third participant in Orioles historical past with each 100 profession homers and 100 stolen bases, becoming a member of Brady Anderson and Paul Blair.
Mullins wasn’t carried out. Within the third inning, he robbed Orlando Arcia with a spectacular diving seize in left-center. He later added an infield single that led a rally within the sixth, utilizing his pace to drive a throwing error and plate one other run.
The Orioles’ greatest inning got here within the seventh, the place they erupted for 9 runs on eight hits. Gunnar Henderson and Coby Mayo every contributed two-run doubles. Tyler O’Neill, who had already hit a two-run homer within the second, reached base in all 4 plate appearances. Alex Jackson added the exclamation level within the eighth, launching a house run off Rockies infielder-turned-pitcher Kyle Farmer.
In the meantime, Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers delivered a masterclass on the mound. Rogers threw seven scoreless innings, permitting only one hit, a Thairo Estrada single within the second, and one stroll whereas putting out 5. He retired 14 straight batters at one level and lowered his ERA to a shocking 1.49, the third-best mark by means of eight begins in franchise historical past behind Hoyt Wilhelm (0.49, 1959) and John Means (1.21, 2021).
The Rockies, in distinction, had an evening to neglect. Starter Antonio Senzatela gave up six runs over 4 innings. Relievers Zach Agnos and Nick Anderson have been shelled within the seventh, combining to permit 9 runs. Colorado managed simply two hits all sport.