Wilmer Difo, an infielder by trade, was sent to the mound in the eighth inning this past Friday because his Pirates were getting beat 12-1 in Atlanta. Difo pitched the entire inning, although it took him 40 pitches and he allowed eight runs.
Difo walked three of his first five batters and surrendered a first-pitch grand slam to pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza. On the plus side, he struck out Ronald Acuña Jr.! Jayson Stark tweeted that Difo was the first true position player in almost 80 years to surrender at least eight runs. On September 25, 1942, Hank Lieber of the Giants allowed nine runs on nine hits, five walks and an HBP.