BALTIMORE — The Cincinnati Reds‘ series-clinching rout of the Orioles in Baltimore on Sunday was one for the record books.

They scored in six of the first eight innings, batted around twice, drew 11 walks and faced two Orioles position players on the mound in the 24-2 victory – barely two weeks after going 35 consecutive innings without scoring a run over a five-game span.

That included three consecutive 1-0 losses after a 14-3 win.

“We knew they were flat and deprived of their pitching,” Reds catcher Austin Wynns said of the injury-crushed Orioles staff. “We took advantage and did what we needed to do.”

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“We scored a bunch a couple weeks ago and then didn’t score for a few days,” manager Terry Francona said. “We’ll enjoy this, but we’ll turn the page and move on.”

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The Reds’ eighth win in their last 12 games evened their season record at 11-11 and included the following franchise milestones:

• Wynns, the backup catcher who only made the club out of spring training because starter Tyler Stephenson opened on the injured list, became the fifth Red since 1900 to record six hits in a game, first since Phil Ervin in 2019.
• Noelvi Marte added five hits, including a grand slam off O’s shortstop Jorge Mateo in the eighth, making Wynns and Marte the first pair of Reds teammates with five hits each in the same game since Bobby Tolan and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson in 1959. It’s the third time in franchise history overall.
• The Reds’ 15 hits with men in scoring position were the most in a game since at least 1975 (officials were still scouring the records for records before that).
• The 24 runs matched the second-most since 1900 — done three times (last time 1999). They scored 26 in a game in 1911.
• The 11 walks matched the most since 2020 against the White Sox.
• The Reds ranked 23rd in the majors with 57 walks before this three-game weekend series; they drew 27 in the series and moved up to seventh.
• The 25 hits were the most since May 19, 1999, against Colorado.
• The 38 times reaching base is a franchise history.
• The 78 times reaching base during the Orioles series is the most for a three-game series in franchise history (record had been 72, three times).
• And none of this even counts a diving catch of Jackson Hollday’s line drive in the second inning toward center field by shortstop Elly De La Cruz (who also walked, stole a base and homered in the game)

“I couldn’t contain my excitement. It was unbelievable,” said Reds opener Brent Suter, who raised his outstretched arms over his head in celebration at De La Cruz’s catch. “That’s the best play I’ve ever been part of while pitching. It looked like he was Clark Kent up there, just in the air. I couldn’t believe he caught it. And it was a big play at the time.”

Said Wynns: “He’s a freak. He’s superhuman.”