Solo home runs abound on Star Wars Day in Baltimore, tying MLB record
On Star Wars Day, the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals broke out some high-powered weaponry at Camden Yards.
The two teams combined for an MLB record-tying 10 solo home runs in a single game as the Royals went on to post an 11-6 win over the slumping Orioles.
Kansas City’s Maikel Garcia and Baltimore’s Jackson Holliday led the way with a pair of solo blasts apiece.
The battle was so intense, it prompted Orioles television announcer Kevin Brown to exclaim that the two teams ‘were putting the tattoo in Tattooine’ in one of many Star Wars references throughout the day.
The Orioles’ Cedric Mullins and Ryan O’Hearn, along with the Royals’ Jonathan India, Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Luke Maile also contributed to the onslaught.
Royals second baseman Michael Massey added an 11th home run of the game in the top of the ninth inning, but it came with a runner on base — ending the run of solo shots. It was also the Royals’ seventh homer of the game, setting a franchise single-game record.
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