The Milwaukee Brewers delivered a historic performance on Tuesday night, decimating the Seattle Mariners with a record-tying shutout score of 22-0. This overwhelming victory was powered by three-run home runs from Christian Yelich, David Hamilton, and Luis Lara, alongside a two-run blast by Jake Bauers.
This stunning win sees the Brewers (78-48) not only securing their reputation as the leading team in the major leagues but also matching their own franchise record for the total number of runs in a single game.
Few games in baseball history have witnessed shutouts of this magnitude. Since 1901, only two other teams have achieved a 22-0 victory: Pittsburgh against the Chicago Cubs on September 16, 1975, and Cleveland at the New York Yankees on August 31, 2004.
The Brewers’ scoring spree began with Jake Bauers crossing the plate in dramatic fashion. With two outs in the first inning, he doubled against Seattle’s Bryce Miller.
William Contreras then followed with a single, leading to a play at the plate where Bauers’ slide dislodged the ball from catcher Cal Raleigh’s mitt after a swift throw from left fielder Randy Arozarena, allowing Bauers to dive back and score Milwaukee’s first run.
Yelich’s homer made it 6-0 in the fifth. Hamilton went deep in the sixth to make it 9-0, and Bauers’ 22nd homer later in the inning made it 11-0.
Milwaukee scored nine times in the eighth against Mariners infielder Leo Rivas, including Lara’s homer, which was the first of his career.
Kyle Harrison (10-3), who allowed eight runs (three earned) over 4 2/3 innings in his previous start, held the Mariners to two hits in five innings. Shane Drohan worked two innings, Grant Anderson pitched the eighth and catcher Gary Sánchez completed the five-hitter, working around two hits in the ninth while throwing several pitches under 40 mph.
Hamilton’s four RBIs were a career high. Yelich and Lara also drove in four runs each, and Garrett Mitchell had four hits.