Four different Marlins pitchers walked four straight batters to force in a run last night

Last night the Marlins did something no other team in baseball history has ever done when four different pitchers combined to walk four consecutive batters, loading the bases and then forcing in what was the tying run:

• It all began when starter Josh Johnson walked the final batter he faced, Lucas Duda, with two outs in the seventh inning.
• Ozzie Guillen removed Johnson from the game and brought in Randy Choate, who then walked pinch-hitter Justin Turner.
• That was it for Choate and he was replaced by Steve Cishek, who walked Scott Hairston.
• And finally Guillen brought in Mike Dunn, who walked Josh Thole.

Four pitchers, four plate appearances, four walks. Amazing. And here’s the kicker: Marlins pitchers issued zero walks in the game’s other 29 plate appearances … and Miami lost 2-1.

Here’s hoping Showtime devotes an entire episode of The Franchise to that half-inning or at the very least features a montage of Ozzie Guillen walking back and forth from the dugout to the mound while the Benny Hill music plays.

Source: Hardball Talk