PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Carmen Mlodzinski struck out a career-high 10 batters and the Pittsburgh Pirates tied an MLB record with seven consecutive walks in an inning as Pittsburgh routed the Cincinnati Reds 17-7 on Saturday afternoon at PNC Park.

The seven consecutive walks in the second inning matched the mark set by the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 28, 1909, and the Atlanta Braves on May 25, 1983. Pittsburgh’s first four runs in that inning came without putting a ball in play before Henry Davis grounded into an RBI force out to cap the frame and make it 10-3.

The Pirates set season highs for runs with 17 and hits with 19, and every starter in the lineup had at least one RBI. The Reds, who entered the afternoon at 20-12, fell to 20-13. Pittsburgh improved to 18-16 and took three of the first four meetings between the clubs this season.

Mlodzinski, who earned his second win against two losses, allowed three runs on five hits over five innings. He walked one and fanned 10. Rhett Lowder took the loss for Cincinnati, falling to 3-2 after surrendering 10 runs, nine earned, on seven hits and four walks in two-plus innings.

Konnor Griffin paced Pittsburgh’s offense with a 4-for-5 performance that included a triple, a double and two RBIs. Marcell Ozuna went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and two doubles. Spencer Horwitz drove in three runs on two hits, and Ryan O’Hearn also collected three RBIs on two hits.

For Cincinnati, JJ Bleday homered and doubled, driving in two runs. Nathaniel Lowe had two hits and three RBIs, including a two-run ground-rule double in the first inning. Will Benson homered and doubled, driving in one run. Out of the bullpen, Sam Moll tossed 1⅔ scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out two. Jose Franco worked a scoreless inning with one hit allowed and two strikeouts. Gregory Soto struck out one in a perfect inning for Pittsburgh.

The Reds struck first in the top of the first inning. After TJ Friedl popped out, Bleday walked, and Elly De La Cruz doubled to put runners on second and third. Sal Stewart struck out, but Lowe cleared the bases with a ground-rule double to left field, giving Cincinnati a 2-0 lead.

Pittsburgh answered immediately in the bottom half. Oneil Cruz singled, and Brandon Lowe singled to drive in Cruz. Bryan Reynolds walked, and O’Hearn doubled to score Lowe. Nick Gonzales grounded out to bring in Reynolds, and Ozuna doubled to score O’Hearn. After Horwitz grounded out, Griffin doubled to plate Ozuna, making it 5-2.

Benson led off the second inning with a solo home run to right-center, cutting the deficit to 5-3. But the Pirates’ record-tying walk parade turned the game. After Oneil Cruz struck out to start the bottom of the second, Brandon Lowe walked. Reynolds walked. O’Hearn walked to load the bases. Gonzales walked to force in Lowe. Ozuna walked to force in Reynolds. Horwitz walked to force in O’Hearn. Griffin walked to force in Gonzales, giving Pittsburgh a 9-3 lead. Davis then grounded into a force out that scored Ozuna, making it 10-3.

The Pirates added five more in the fourth. Griffin tripled to lead off, and after Davis struck out, Cruz singled to bring home Griffin. Brandon Lowe walked, and Reynolds doubled to score Cruz. O’Hearn singled to drive in both Lowe and Reynolds, stretching the lead to 14-3. After Gonzales struck out, Ozuna singled and Horwitz singled to score O’Hearn, making it 15-3.

Cincinnati chipped away in the fifth. Bleday doubled, and Lowe singled to drive him in, cutting the deficit to 15-4. The Reds added two more in the sixth. Friedl was hit by a pitch, and Bleday followed with a two-run homer to right, his second of the season, making it 15-6.

The Pirates closed the scoring in the eighth. Jake Mangum was hit by a pitch, and Billy Cook singled. After a double play moved Mangum to third, Ozuna doubled to score him. Horwitz then doubled to bring home Ozuna, making it 17-6. Cincinnati scored one in the top of the eighth when Will Benson doubled, advanced to third on a Tyler Stephenson single, and scored on a double-play grounder by Ke’Bryan Hayes.

Neither team scored in the ninth, as the game ended with a final of 17-7.

The game lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 23,763 at PNC Park.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 3, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Cincinnati a 50.90 percent probability to win. Pittsburgh was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The combined total of 24 runs went under the over/under line of 8.