Connor Phillips, a young relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, didn’t have his sharpest stuff on Saturday, you could say.
Phillips came in to pitch for the Reds in the second inning of Pittsburgh’s 17-7 win over Cincinnati (insert Steelers-Bengals joke) and walked all four batters he faced before being pulled. But the story gets worse. He had come in to relieve the starting pitcher who had walked the first three batters of the inning.
So yep, Pittsburgh drew seven consecutive base on balls. 🙃
A third pitcher was brought in, and on the 42nd pitch of the inning, a ball was finally put in play— an RBI groundout.
All told, 5 runs on 0 hits for the Pirates in that inning.