Last night (one hundred and ten years later), the second most runs were scored in a nine-inning MLB game when the Texas Rangers, who had struck out 30 times in the previous two games combined and had a total of 7 hits and two runs, scored 30 vs. the Baltimore Orioles.
30 runs! 29 hits!....in one game!
That's what a lot of teams will accomplish in a 4-5 game stretch.
Two Rangers, Ramon Vazquez and Jarrod Saltalamachhia, each had two home runs and 7 RBI's. This was only the second time in MLB history that this had been accomplished. Another two Rangers each hit a grand slam, Marlon Byrd and Travis Metcalf. This was only the second time in franchise history that this occured.
Each Ranger starter had at least one hit and one run scored. Eight of the nine starters had at least one RBI.
And.....this was the first game of a doubleheader. The previous MLB record for total runs scored in a twin-bill was 21. Texas went on to win the second game 9-7. Thirty-nine runs in two games!
Other interesting notes about this historic day:
- The Baltimore Ravens haven't given up 30 runs in a game since 2005.
- The Orioles obviously set a team record by losing by a 27-run deficit. The previous team record was a 19-run deficit in 1996.......to Texas.
- The Houston Texans have scored at least 30 runs only three times in their five-year existence.
- Rangers reliever Wes Littleton became the first MLB pitcher to record a save with a 27-run lead.
