The Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins by a 29-9 rating on Wednesday night (box rating), establishing a franchise record for runs scored while almost matching the contemporary period high for single-game offensive output. That record was developed by the 2007 Texas Rangers, who plated 30 runs as part of a blowout victory versus the Baltimore Orioles.
A historic efficiency deserves some kind of breakdown, so lets highlight 5 aspects worth understanding from the Braves offensive onslaught..
1. Duvall goes off.
Adam Duvall went into Wednesday night having a perfectly solid season. He was batting.256/.295/.554 (115 OPS+) with 10 crowning achievement and 20 runs batted in over 129 trips to the plate. His numbers are going to look a lot much better getting in Thursday.
Thats since Duvall had himself a night to keep in mind on Wednesday. He went 3 for 4 with three home runs and nine runs batted in. He struck a two-run homer as part of an 11-run outburst in the 2nd; a three-run homer in the 5th; and after that a grand slam in the seventh that topped off the Braves scoring for the night. Duvall connected pitcher Tony Cloninger for the franchise record in RBI. Clovinger hit a pair of grand slams in July 1966 to set the mark.
Duvall is now striking.272/.319/.632 with 13 crowning achievement and 29 RBI on the season. This was his second three-homer video game in September, by the method. He d formerly introduced a trio on September 2 against the Boston Red Sox.
2. Braves receive production from all over.
It wasnt simply Duvall doing the lifting for the Braves on Wednesday. Four Braves drove in 4 or more runs, and 5 total homered at least once.
Ronald Acuna Jr. reached base six times (three hits and 3 strolls) and scored 4 runs on the night, while Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley signed up with Duvall in scoring five times apiece..
3. Atlantas highest scoring game since 2001.
As pointed out in the intro, the Braves set a new franchise record for runs scored. The last time they even topped 20 runs in a game happened in October of 2001. Strangely, that also came versus the Marlins. Before that, the Braves had scored more than 20 simply once in the modern-day age, with that taking place in April 1999 against the Colorado Rockies.
While 20 had been the franchises highmark for runs scored in its Atlanta history, the Milwaukee Braves plated 23 runs versus the Chicago Cubs in 1957. Those Braves had some recognizable names in their lineup, consisting of Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron, and Wes Covington, who integrated for 15 runs batted in..
4. Yamamoto has horrid night.
The Marlins used five pitchers on Wednesday night. Just one of them, Ryne Stanek, escaped without allowing at least 4 runs. (Stanek pitched a nothing 8th inning.) The worst of those efforts belonged to Jordan Yamamoto, who entered in relief of Pablo Lopez in the 2nd.
In total, Yamamoto was charged with 12 earned runs. Hes the second reliever given that 1944 to enable more than 13 runs in an appearance, joining Vin Mazzaro in 2011.
Yamamotos ERA going into the night was 11.42; departing the night, it was 18.26.
5. Milone makes dubious history.
Braves starter Tommy Milone made his share of history on Wednesday night also, albeit not the great kind. He became the first pitcher in the contemporary period to have his team score 10-plus runs in an inning without earning the win in separate starts. Milones accomplishment is made more excellent by the reality that Wednesday was simply his third start since joining the Braves via trade.
He was batting.256/.295/.554 (115 OPS+) with 10 home runs and 20 runs batted in over 129 journeys to the plate. He went 3 for 4 with 3 home runs and nine runs batted in. Four Braves drove in 4 or more runs, and 5 total homered at least when.
As pointed out in the introduction, the Braves set a brand-new franchise record for runs scored. He became the first pitcher in the modern age to have his group score 10-plus runs in an inning without making the win in separate starts.
