Britton sets record for consecutive games without earned run

Zach Britton hasn't given up a run in a very long time.

The last earned run the Baltimore Orioles closer gave up was on April 30, when he inherited a run against the Chicago White Sox.

With a clean ninth inning Thursday against the Oakland Athletics, Britton set a major-league record with his 39th consecutive appearance without giving up an earned run.

By reaching the mark, he broke Brett Cecil and Craig Kimbrel's records of 38 games, set in 2015-16 and 2011, consecutively.

He also notched his American League leading 35th save of the season, while lowering his ERA to a sparkling 0.56 mark.

But over the course of his streak, he has given up three unearned runs. The record for most consecutive appearances without surrendering a run is 38, which Kimbrel did in 2011.