Atlanta Braves relief pitcher A.J. Minter surrendered an eighth-inning single to Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos on Wednesday that gave Tampa Bay its first two runs in 17 innings against Atlanta. While the hit gave the Rays some late life, it also set the cap on a new record for the Braves.
Atlanta pitched 34 consecutive innings on the road without giving up a run in two games against the New York Mets and nearly two full games against the Rays. The road shutout streak is the longest for the Braves in the modern era of baseball — post-1900 — and topped the 30-inning record set by Atlanta in 1992.