Did you hear about the minor-league team that walked 24 hitters in a game and won it? … What about the hitter who drove in eight runs in a game and then got benched? … Then there was the guy who needed a triple and a homer to hit for the cycle and got both of them in the same inning.All that stuff actually happened, in the always-creative sport of baseball. So we interrupt your trade deadline obsession to present the 10 Weirdest, Wildest Games of July, starting with …The parade of the zero heroesTigers 14, Orioles 0 — I bet you thought the weirdest thing that could happen in that Tigers-Orioles series this week involved a scampering squirrel. Can’t say I blame you.
Jason Benetti on the call as an elusive squirrel takes over the Orioles-Tigers game in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/zHT5v6OkRr
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 28, 2026But did this series get even crazier after approximately 76 grounds crew members finally rounded up that squirrel in Comerica Park? Yes … it … did.Let’s move along to the next night. Sometimes you don’t need us to explain what makes a game weird enough and wild enough to show up in this column. Sometimes all you need is to look at the scoreboard. So here’s what it looked like Tuesday in Detroit:ORIOLES 000 000 000
