The Pittsburgh Pirates delivered a performance for the ages on Saturday, storming past the Cincinnati Reds with a 17-7 victory that will be remembered for both its offensive fireworks and a historic plate discipline display.

Right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski was the star on the mound, fanning a career-high 10 batters over 5 1/3 innings. But the real story unfolded in the second inning, when the Pirates tied a Major League Baseball record that had stood for over a century. Pittsburgh drew seven consecutive walks, matching the mark set by the 1909 Chicago White Sox and the 1983 Atlanta Braves. Incredibly, the Pirates scored their first four runs of that frame without a single ball in play, before Henry Davis grounded into an RBI force out to cap the inning at 10-3.

The offensive explosion was a team-wide effort. Pittsburgh set season highs with 17 runs and 19 hits, and every starter in the lineup contributed at least one RBI. Ryan O'Hearn and Marcell Ozuna each drove in three runs, while rookie Konnor Griffin went 4-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs. Spencer Horwitz and Nick Gonzales chipped in with two RBIs apiece, and Brandon Lowe walked a season-high four times, crossing the plate three times.

The Pirates jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the first inning, powered by RBI doubles from O'Hearn, Ozuna, and Griffin. Cincinnati starter Rhett Lowder struggled mightily, lasting just 1 1/3 innings while surrendering eight runs on five hits. The Reds did get solo home runs from Will Benson and JJ Bleday, and Nathaniel Lowe went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, but it wasn't enough to slow Pittsburgh's momentum.

The win followed a 9-1 victory in Friday's series opener, snapping a five-game losing streak for the Pirates. The two teams will wrap up the three-game set on Sunday, with Cincinnati's Chase Burns (3-1, 2.65 ERA) facing Pittsburgh's Braxton Ashcraft (1-2, 3.71).