Brewers match modern-era record with 22-0 beatdown…
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers matched baseball’s modern-era record for the most important shutout, beating the Seattle Mariners 22-0 on Tuesday evening behind three-run homers from Christian Yelich, David Hamilton and Luis Lara and a two-run shot by Jake Bauers.
The major league-best Brewers (78-48) matched a franchise record for runs in a recreation.
Since 1901, the only earlier 22-0 victories have been by Pittsburgh over the host Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975 and by Cleveland at the New York Yankees on Aug. 31, 2004.
Christian Yelich belts a three-run homer in the fifth inning of the Brewers’ 22-0 blowout of the Mariners on Aug. 18, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Michael McLoone-Imagn Images
Bauers scored the Brewers’ first run in colourful fashion. He doubled with two outs in the first against Bryce Miller (4-7).
William Contreras singled, and left fielder Randy Arozarena’s throw to the plate simply beat Bauers, who slapped at catcher Cal Raleigh’s mitt on his slide. Raleigh dropped the ball, and Bauers dived back to the plate.
Yelich’s homer made it 6-0 in the fifth. Hamilton went deep in the sixth to make it 9-0, and Bauers’ twenty second homer later in the inning made it 11-0.
Milwaukee scored 9 occasions in the eighth against Mariners infielder Leo Rivas, including Lara’s homer, which was the first of his profession.
Kyle Harrison (10-3), who allowed eight runs (three earned) over 4 2/3 innings in his earlier start, held the Mariners to two hits in 5 innings. Shane Drohan labored two innings, Grant Anderson pitched the eighth and catcher Gary Sánchez accomplished the five-hitter, working around two hits in the ninth while throwing a number of pitches under 40 mph.
Hamilton’s 4 RBIs have been a profession high. Yelich and Lara also drove in 4 runs each, and Garrett Mitchell had 4 hits.
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