The Baltimore Orioles set a single-game franchise record by hitting eight home runs in Tuesday’s 19-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, per Sportsnet Stats.
It didn’t take long for the onslaught to start, with Orioles third baseman Manny Machado leading off the bottom of the first inning with a solo shot to deep left field.
Although the Orioles didn’t hit any more homers in the frame, they still managed to plate six runs, knocking out Phillies starter Jerome Williams after just two-thirds of an inning.
Williams was replaced by relief pitcher Dustin McGowan, who served up another solo homer to Machado to lead off the bottom of the second inning.
The Orioles added two more solo homers in the frame, courtesy of designated hitter Jimmy Paredes and outfielder Chris Parmelee, the latter of whom was making his first big league appearance of the season.
Outfielder David Lough then stretched the lead to 12-0 with a three-run home run in the third inning, and first baseman Chris Davis tacked on a solo blast in the bottom of the fourth.
After the fourth, the team removed McGowan, who allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits and two walks over 3.1 innings. He became just the fifth reliever to allow five home runs in a big league game—and the first since Andrew Lorraine in 2002, per Sportsnet Stats.
Following McGowan’s removal, Parmelee hit a solo homer in the sixth inning. Second baseman Ryan Flaherty then tacked on the eighth and final homer in the bottom of the eighth.
All in all, Parmelee and Machado hit two homers apiece, with Davis, Flaherty, Paredes and Lough each chipping in one.
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