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.

Player IP H BB SO Britton 38 18 13 43

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.