Brewers tie modern-era record with 22-0 rout of Mariners — SkimNews
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- Milwaukee Brewers routed the Seattle Mariners 22-0 on Tuesday night, tying baseball's modern-era record for the biggest shutout
- Brewers hitters launched four home runs — three-run shots from Christian Yelich, David Hamilton and Luis Lara plus a two-run blast from Jake Bauers — despite Milwaukee entering with just 117 homers, the fewest in baseball
- The 78-48 Brewers matched a franchise record for runs in a game (22, previously set at Toronto on Aug. 28, 1992) and set a season-high with 22 hits
- Rookie Luis Lara, 21, hit his first career home run off Mariners infielder Leo Rivas, who came on to pitch in the eighth inning; teammates Bauers and Yelich backed Lara after good-natured ribbing about it coming off a position player
- Yelich's homer was his ninth of the season, a three-run shot off starter Bryce Miller in the fifth; Bauers hit his team-leading 22nd and has now reached base safely in 20 consecutive games
- The only other 22-0 victories since 1901 were Pittsburgh over the host Chicago Cubs (Sept. 16, 1975) and Cleveland at the New York Yankees (Aug. 31, 2004)
- Brewers catcher Gary Sanchez pitched a scoreless ninth — his third career pitching appearance and second this season — to an announced crowd of 36,870, many of whom stood and cheered
Why it matters: The 78-48 Brewers, owners of baseball's best record, demonstrated the balanced attack Seattle manager Dan Wilson had warned about — power plus a double steal — proving they don't need home runs to win, even while ranking last in the category. The night also delivered milestone moments for rookie Luis Lara's first career homer and a crowd-pleasing pitching cameo by veteran Gary Sanchez.
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