By the numbers: Craziest stats from Braves' 29-9 drubbing of Marlins
The Atlanta Braves' offense hit a gear seldom seen on Wednesday en route to a 29-9 victory over the Miami Marlins.
Here's a statistical breakdown of the historic rout:
29 - The Braves scored the most runs ever from a National League team during the modern era. The last time a Senior Circuit club scored more was in 1897, when the Chicago Colts - now the Cubs - put up 36 against the Louisville Colonels, who were undoubtedly the Marlins of their time.
3 - Adam Duvall was the contest's standout performer with his second three-homer game of the season. He's only the second NL player to record two three-homer games within 10 days. Duvall joins Hall of Famer Johnny Mize, who accomplished the feat in 1938, according to Stats by STATS.
9 - Duvall's nine RBIs are the most a Braves player has notched in a game since Tony Cloninger in 1966, according to MLB Stats. That's the franchise record.
7 - The number of teams entering Tuesday that hadn't scored 29 runs yet in September (the Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cincinnati Reds).
13 - Years since a club in either league has scored 29-plus runs in a non-doubleheader game. In Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, the Texas Rangers dismantled their opponent 30-3. Jarrod Saltalamacchia scored five of the runs and knocked in seven RBIs. To find a non-doubleheader game with one side scoring as many runs, you have to go back to 1955, when the Chicago White Sox beat up the Kansas City Athletics 29-6.
1,500 - Freddie Freeman's third-inning homer was the slugger's 1,500th career hit.
19 - Along with the Braves, the Milwaukee Brewers also shredded their opponent earlier in the day, winning 19-0 over the Detroit Tigers. That made Wednesday the first day two NL clubs scored 19-plus runs since 1979.
1 - Bryse Wilson recorded the first save of his career in the affair. While it didn't come the conventional way - locking down the ninth inning of a three-run game - the right-hander allowed one run on four hits and two walks over the final four frames.
18 - Two pitchers on the Marlins' staff - Jordan Yamamoto and Alex Vesia - now own an ERA over 18.00. They combined to allow 18 runs (16 earned) on 14 hits (five homers) and five walks while striking out six over four innings.
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