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Orioles give up 30 runs in a single game

Think about some of the stuff that happened in this game:

* Two (!) Rangers hit grand slams
* Two Rangers had seven RBIs, neither of whom hit a grand slam
* Two Rangers scored five runs
* None of the Rangers runs were unearned
* The Orioles pitcher who did the best job tonight gave up six runs in 5 innings pitched. That's an ERA of 10.80. And that was the best job of any Orioles pitcher. The next best? 9 runs in 2 innings pitched, for an ERA of 40.50
* The Rangers scored 16 runs after they were already ahead 14-3.
* The Orioles at one time led 3-0, so the Rangers scored 30 unanswered runs.
* It was only the ninth time that a team has scored 30 runs in a major league game and the first since June 28, 1897
* The Orioles set the following records: team record for hits allowed; team (and league!) record for runs allowed; team record for worst margin of defeat (More will likely be discovered with greater time for research)

That's what I love about baseball: you never know what you're going to see next. What I hate about baseball is when it happens to your team....