The MLB witnessed history on Tuesday night when all 15 home teams were victorious in their matchups. The St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and others contributed to the milestone achievement.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, last night marked the first time in MLB history that all 15 home teams won on the same day.
ICYMI: The home team won all 15 games last night-the most in one day, all won by the home team, in @MLB history. https://t.co/s9MicTwdE4
— Elias Sports Bureau (@EliasSports) August 12, 2015
Home teams were 15-0 on Tuesday, the most games played on a single day without a home team loss in MLB history (via @EliasSports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 12, 2015
For the 1st time in MLB history, all 15 home teams won on same day. A $100 parlay would have paid $305,844 (H/T @erikschuman)
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 12, 2015
"The previous record for most games on a single day in which every home team won was 12, set on May 23, 1914," ESPN noted, via Elias Sports Bureau. "There were three major leagues back then, and on that day, home teams won in the National (four games), American (four) and Federal (four) leagues.
"STATS said home teams had gone 11-0 on six occasions -- three in the 1800s. The most recent occasion was Sept. 16, 1989."
While the Dodgers, Mets, Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants won fairly handily, a number of other MLB clubs capped off the night with victories in dramatic fashion.
Here's the list of close games that helped make last night's historic mark possible:
Miami Marlins vs. Boston Red Sox
The Marlins trailed 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the worst team in the MLB decided the night wasn't over. Miami scored two runs in the sixth, one in the seventh, tied the game in the ninth and walked it off in the tenth thanks to an RBI single from first baseman Justin Bour. This was the first down-to-the-wire victory of the night.
Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers
Minnesota trailed Texas 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth, but first baseman Joe Mauer and designated hitter Miguel Sano both cranked RBI doubles to tie it up before Eduardo Escobar ripped a walk-off RBI double of his own in the bottom of the ninth. The Rangers held the Twins to three hits and three walks through seven innings before blowing the lead in the eighth.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
In perhaps the most crucial series of the week between these division rivals, early on it appeared as if the Pirates were going to gain on the MLB-leading Cardinals. The Bucs led 3-1 after four-and-a-half innings, but St. Louis finally got to starter Jeff Locke and scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Outfielder Jason Heyward had two RBIs on the night while starter Carlos Martinez and closer Trevor Rosenthal shut down Pittsburgh from the fifth inning on.
Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees
This wasn't the final game of the night, but it was perhaps the most crucial victory for the home teams. Indians' starter Carlos Carrasco held the Yankees scoreless until the sixth inning when second baseman Stephen Drew smacked his 14th home run of the year to cut New York's deficit to 2-1. Then Carlos Beltran tied it up in the eighth with a solo shot as well. Yankees rookie starter Luis Severino tossed a good game in his second career start, but neither pitcher would get the decision in this one.
New York's offense came alive in the top of the tenth and scored two runs off of right-hander Bryan Shaw. With a 4-2 lead, closer Andrew Miller took the bump in the bottom of the tenth. Guaranteed win, right? Miller hadn't blown a save yet in 2015.
Well, there's a first time for everything. Cleveland scored two runs in the tenth thanks to a Carlos Santana sac fly and an RBI single from Yan Gomes. The game went to 16 innings and ended on an RBI single from Michael Brantley, giving the Indians their third straight win.
Seattle Mariners vs. Baltimore Orioles
The curtain closed on Tuesday night in Seattle, where the Mariners nearly blew the game against the Orioles. Seattle scored five runs in the first two innings and led by three until the eighth inning when Orioles' outfielder Adam Jones and first baseman Chris Davis jacked a couple of homers to tie it up.
That forced extras, but Mariners' outfielder Austin Jackson made sure the night ended as early as it could. An RBI single from Jackson in the bottom of the tenth off T.J. McFarland scored Logan Morrison and capped off a memorable night in MLB history.
What were the odds of every home team winning on the same night? According to STATS (also via ESPN), a home sweep of all 15 games had a 1 in 32,768 chance of happening, which is the equivalent of once every 80 years.
