PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Carmen Mlodzinski struck out a career-high 10 and the Pittsburgh Pirates tied the MLB record for consecutive walks in an inning, beating the Cincinnati Reds 17-7 on Saturday night.

Pittsburgh drew seven straight walks in a five-run second inning, equaling the mark shared by the 1909 Chicago White Sox and 1983 Atlanta Braves. The Pirates set season highs with 17 runs and 19 hits, and every starter drove in at least one run.

Konnor Griffin went 4-for-5 with two RBIs, Marcell Ozuna was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Spencer Horwitz added a pair of hits and three RBIs for Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati’s Nathaniel Lowe doubled in two runs in the first, and Will Benson and JJ Bleday each homered. Bleday finished 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs.

Mlodzinski (2-2) allowed three runs over six innings. Rhett Lowder (3-2) took the loss, yielding 10 runs in 1 2/3 innings.

The Reds dropped to 20-13; the Pirates improved to 18-16. Attendance was 23,763 at PNC Park, and the game lasted 3:02.