The Seattle Mariners will want to turn the page from Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers as quickly as possible. Milwaukee steamrolled Seattle in a 22-0 rout at American Family Field. MLB.com's Adam McCalvy noted that it's tied for the most lopsided shutout win since the Philadelphia Quakers won 24-0 over the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1887.
Tuesday's final score matches Cleveland's 22-0 stampede over the New York Yankees on Aug. 31, 2004. The Pittsburgh Pirates also sprinted to a 22-0 triumph over the Chicago Cubs in 1975. Both of those crooked wins came on the road, so the Brewers achieved MLB's most lopsided home shutout since 1885.
It was also the largest victory margin in franchise history, besting two 20-run wins in 1992 and 2010. The Brewers only led 1-0 through four innings before tagging Bryce Miller for five runs in the fifth behind a three-run homer from Christian Yelich. They scored five more in the sixth behind homers from Jake Bauers and David Hamilton.
After adding two more runs in the eighth, Milwaukee made a case for a mercy rule by piling on against a position player. Tasked with pitching the ninth inning, third baseman Leo Rivas surrendered nine runs, including Luis Lara's first career home run. Meanwhile, Kyle Harrison rebounded from a rough eight-run outing to pitch five scoreless innings.
The game got out of hand enough for Milwaukee to let backup catcher Gary Sanchez preserve the shutout with a 14-pitch ninth inning. Along with earning their MLB-leading 78th win, the Brewers passed the Los Angeles Dodgers for baseball's highest run differential (+158). On the other hand, the Mariners fell to 59-67 after losing eight of their last 11 games.
Seattle can avenge the nightmarish loss when returning to Milwaukee for the second of a three-game series on Wednesday night.
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