ARLINGTON, Texas – Max Muncy’s grand slam capped a record-setting 11-run first inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who coasted to a 15-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night that cut their deficit in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series to 2-1.
The slam by Muncy off Grant Dayton was the third home run in the first, the highest-scoring inning in an MLB postseason game. It was one a franchise-record five homers for the Dodgers, who set a team record for postseason runs.
“It’s pretty cool. Not too many things that are cooler than that,” said Muncy, a Texas native. “But the biggest thing to me is our team got a ‘W’ and got us back on track.”
Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer off starter Kyle Wright to start his four-hit night, and Edwin Rios went deep on the next pitch. Corey Seager had a pair of RBI hits in the opening outburst, then added a solo homer in the third as the Dodgers built a 15-0 lead – the first team with that many runs in the first three innings of a postseason game.
Winning pitcher Julio Urias, with three victories in three appearances in his first postseason, struck out five Braves while allowing one run on three hits over five innings. He walked the first two batters, but no more.