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The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, accomplished a rare feat not seen in the post-expansion era.
The pitchers of Portland, New Hampshire’s opponent in a six-game series, combined to issue walks, wild pitches and hit batters, paving the way for the Fisher Cats to accomplish the feat.
The Fisher Cats fell behind 2-0 early in Tuesday’s game against the Sea Dogs, the Eastern League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
But New Hampshire scored its first eight runs in the second inning without recording a single hit.
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A Portland Sea Dogs cap during a game between the Erie SeaWolves and the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine on September 5, 2025. (Ella Hannaford/Minor League Baseball)
The Fisher Cats exploded for 10 runs in the inning (nine with two outs) on just one hit and no errors, the final score showed in New Hampshire’s 12-7 victory. The feat was fueled by Portland pitchers who walked eight and hit two batters. The Sea Dogs pitchers also threw four wild pitches and allowed a sacrifice fly and the only hit of the inning.
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Sea Dogs president Geoff Iacuessa couldn’t believe what happened.
“I never remember seeing that here or in any other game I’ve seen,” Iacuessa told WGME Channel 13 in Portland. “It was crazy. I thought maybe something was going on with the score, and then I checked the GameChanger and it was correct.”
The rare moment occurred amid frigid conditions that prompted stadium ground crews to clear the playing turf and field after heavy snow fell earlier in the day. Temperatures were just a few degrees above freezing on the first launch.
The inning unraveled quickly after a quiet start, as Portland starter Hayden Mullins walked two and uncorked a wild pitch despite striking out everyone in the first. New Hampshire then broke through with a sacrifice fly.
Hayden Mullins pitches for the Portland Sea Dogs during a game against the Harrisburg Senators at FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on August 5, 2025. (Kyle Mace/Minor League Baseball)
Mullins finally managed to record two outs, but then lost control and walked three straight to tie the game. Jorge Juan came on in relief but hit the first batter he faced with the bases loaded.
A wild pitch made the score 4-2 and a walk loaded the bases again for the Fisher Cats. Juan then hit a batter, making the score 5-2, before throwing another wild pitch to increase the Sea Dogs’ deficit to four runs. Juan walked two more to bring the score to 7-2 before leaving the mound again with a runner on each base.
Cade Feeney took the hill next and finally stopped the run, but not before a wild pitch made the score 8-2 and a two-run single by New Hampshire outfielder Ismael Munguia pushed the lead to 10-2.
Ismael Munguia of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats poses for a photo during team photo day at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, NH on March 30, 2026. (Michael Owens/MLB Photos)
Munguía represented his native Nicaragua in last month’s World Baseball Classic, appearing in four games.
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Not even a team at the Major League level has scored more than four runs in an inning without recording its first hit, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
MLB.com reports that it has happened only 16 times in American League and National League history that a pitcher allowed five runs without allowing a hit in 1⅔ innings or less.
