The Athletics are playing in a minor league ballpark again this year as they wait for their new home to be built in Las Vegas. On Sunday, in the top of the third inning, they pitched like a minor league team as well.
The New York Yankees teed off on A’s starter Jacob Lopez and relievers Michael Kelly and Jack Perkins for 13 runs in the top of the third inning.
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The Yankees sent 18 players to the plate at Sutter Health Park, pilling up 11 hits and four walks in the biggest inning the team has had since at least 1974, according to the WFAN broadcast. Lopez wore most of it before manager Mark Kotsay turned to Kelly and then to Perkins, who finally put an end to the circus.
Lopez was charged with seven earned runs on five hits. Kelly allowed six runs on six hits and two walks.
Ten runs were scored before anyone made an out. No Yankees team had ever done that.
Ben Rice batted twice in the inning and drove in four run, with a two-run double and a two-run triple. Every starter got two at-bats. Aaron Judge singled and struck out for the second out of the inning. Anthony Volpe had two singles and stole a base. Cody Bellinger had two singles.
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The last team to put up 13 runs in an inning was the Boston Red Sox, last May against the Baltimore Orioles.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Yankees score 13 runs in historic third inning against Athletics
