How the A’s made MLB history with a 20-run scoring explosion against the Marlins originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The A’s made MLB history with their explosive scoring explosion in a 20-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum.
In addition to becoming the first team to surpass the 20-run threshold during the 2024 MLB season, the A’s also scored 10 runs in a single inning, hit five multi-run home runs, had one player hit two home runs during the same inning and A player hit two home runs for his first major league hits.
No team in MLB history had accomplished those feats in an entire season: Oakland managed to do it in one afternoon. (h/t OptaSTATS)
He @Athletics on Saturday:
20 runs in one game
10 runs in one inning
5 multi-run HRs in one game
player with 2 HR in one inning
player with 2 HR in a game for the first 2 hits of his careerNever before have all 5 feats occurred during an entire MLB season (let alone by a team in one game). pic.twitter.com/EKE2VxUBBp
-OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) May 5, 2024
Brent Rooker led the way with three hits and five RBIs, including an unforgettable third inning in which he hit two home runs into the left field stands.
JJ Bleday added a three-run blast during the Oakland game. flurry of scores in the third inninghis fourth home run of the 2024 season.
Brett Harris, playing in just his second major league game, recorded the first hit of his major league career with a home run in the fourth inning, before doing the unthinkable and following up with another home run in his next at-bat. in the sixth inning.
After the game, manager Mark Kotsay detailed how Oakland’s offense has strengthened since its series victory over the Baltimore Orioles last weekend.
“The at-bats have improved,” Kotsay reports after Saturday’s win. “You’ve heard me say this, it becomes contagious. I think at-bats with runners in scoring position have really improved since the Baltimore series, and we got the results today.”
The A’s have been red hot lately, winning six straight games to get back to .500 at 17-17 after a slow start. Oakland sits just 1.5 games behind the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners, and if they continue to score runs at this pace, the A’s will quickly go from feel-good story to contender. genuine in the race for the MLB playoffs.