CC Sabathia served up five solo homers tonight in what turned out to be a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Plenty of pitchers have given up five homers in a start. A few of those starts featured five solo homers as part of a larger run tally. But Sabathia became just the seventh starting pitcher since 1919 to give up at least five solo homers in a game in which those homers were the only scores against the team. Here are the previous six:
| Player | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Lehr | 2009-09-16 | CIN | HOU | W 6-5 | 5 |
| Ismael Valdez | 2000-06-11 | CHC | CHW | W 6-5 | 5 |
| Mark Thompson | 1998-04-19 (1) | COL | ATL | L 3-5 | 5 |
| Don Sutton | 1973-05-07 | LAD | PIT | L 4-5 | 5 |
| Denny McLain | 1971-06-16 | WSA | OAK | L 1-5 | 5 |
| Preacher Roe | 1953-09-01 | BRO | STL | W 12-5 | 5 |
