![]() Three runs scored on a sixth-inning double by Ronald Acuña Jr. “I’ve known that homers come in bunches but something like that is pretty special,” Duvall said. Duvall hit another homer, his 12th, in a six-run fifth and added the slam in the seventh off Josh Smith. The big second inning knocked Pablo López out of the game. “I think it would be very hard for him to change the lineup after scoring 29 runs.” Travis d’Arnaud had a three-run homer in the second as the new cleanup hitter.įreeman now expects to be hitting second again. Freeman said he woke up to a text from Snitker saying he'd be hitting second. “I’ve never seen an offense click like that, all together,” Freeman said.Ī day after being shut out by the Marlins on four hits, the Braves erupted. SPORTS NEWSLETTER: Sign up now to get top sports headlines delivered daily POWER RANKINGS: Little-known star leading White Sox WATCH: Did Mets OF Michael Conforto make MLB's catch of the year? Duvall's enormous night came exactly a week after he hit three home runs in a game at Boston. The Braves had 23 hits, including seven homers, to score the most runs in their history in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. “Hard to put into words, really, when you look up and see 29 runs on the board.” “Pretty amazing,” said Freddie Freeman, who drove in six runs with three hits, including a two-run homer. The Braves, however, did score the most runs by a National League team in the modern era. In 1897, the Chicago Colts defeated the Louisville Colonels, 36-7, on June 29 for the most runs ever scored in a major-league game. The Braves broke loose for 11 runs in the second and nearly matched the modern scoring mark since 1900, set by the Texas Rangers in a 30-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles in 2007. Watch Video: MLB's top storylines: Ian Happ is a new MVP candidateĪTLANTA (AP) - Manager Brian Snitker was just hoping to shake up the Atlanta Braves' lineup following a shutout loss.Īs it turned out, the new mix made National League history.Īdam Duvall drove in nine runs with three homers, including a grand slam, and the Braves obliterated their franchise scoring record and set the NL record in a 29-9 romp over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.
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