Overview
- New Hampshire’s Double-A Fisher Cats, playing Tuesday in 35-degree Portland, erupted for 10 second-inning runs on one hit and won 12-7.
- The first eight runs came before any hit as Portland issued eight walks, hit two batters, threw four wild pitches, and allowed a sacrifice fly, with no defensive errors.
- The half-inning lasted 31 minutes and saw 14 plate appearances as Portland used starter Hayden Mullins, reliever Jorge Juan, and then Cade Feeney.
- Mullins and Juan were each charged with five runs without allowing a hit, posting pitching lines never recorded in a Major League game, according to MLB.com.
- Elias Sports Bureau says no MLB team in the expansion era has scored more than four before its first hit, highlighting how rare this Double-A inning was.