ATLANTA – Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker was just hoping to shake up the lineup the night after a shutout loss. As it turned out, the new mix made National League history.
Adam Duvall drove in nine runs with three homers, including a grand slam, as the Braves obliterated their franchise scoring record and set the NL record in a 29-9 romp over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.
The Braves broke loose for 11 runs in the second inning and nearly matched the modern (since 1900) scoring mark for runs by a single team in a Major League Baseball game, set by the Texas Rangers in a 30-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles in 2007.
“Pretty amazing,” said Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman, who drove in six runs with three hits, including a two-run homer. “Hard to put into words, really, when you look up and see 29 runs on the board.”
The Braves had 23 hits, including seven homers, to score the most runs in their history spanning stints in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. They topped their old scoring record by six runs.