But the stunning run ended in the first round of the tournament here Saturday night as No. 3-seeded Maryland beat the Nittany Lions, 14-10.
A run in trumps beats a run of the same size and rank in non-trumps.
The 16 runs were the most Toronto has scored and Seattle has allowed since the Blue Jays beat the Mariners by 16-2 last Aug. 19.
His most successful run was beating Shailesh Jogia 10-4 in the first round of the World Championship qualifiers, but he lost 10-4 to Barry Pinches in the next.
So, he did not see the Cardinals score two runs in the ninth inning off Dwight Gooden to beat the Mets, 2-1.
Unlike in poker, a run beats a flush.
Ramon Martinez (1-1) went seven innings allowing seven hits and an unearned run to beat Dennis Martinez.
A great run in the League Cup, which saw a number of Premier Division sides beaten at Marsh Lane en route to the semi-final provided some consolation for missing out.
Bolt's runs were a significant improvement upon the previous records, beating the 200 m best by more than half a second and the 400 m record by almost a second.
"We just weren't able to get anything going," he said, "and you've got to score some runs to beat those guys."