Reviewing the Marlin Massacre: the Atlanta Braves 29 run game
The Big Inning
Then it started — like a firehose wide open. Dansby Swanson ripped a single to left. A pair of walks to Riley and Duvall followed, and those walks may truly have been the outcomes that hurt Lopez (and his team), given what followed.
On a 3-2 count, Ozzie Albies grounded out to first with Lopez covering first. They allowed Swanson to score on the play and the other runners moved up, but the Marlins were still up 2-1.
Inciarte lined the first pitch he saw to center, which plated Riley, but now 2 men were out and the game was tied.
That third out proved to be elusive for Miami as a missing receipt during a tax audit.
On another 3-2 count, Acuna walked for the second time in the game. Then in a span of 5 pitches, the dam burst wide open:
- Freeman single / RBI
- Ozuna single / RBI
- d’Arnaud homer / 3 RBI
It’s suddenly 7-2 and the Braves are starting to relax… which is not a good thing for opponents.
The Marlins got Lopez out of there at this point and Jordan Yamamoto came in to throw more gas on the fire.
- Swanson single, stolen base
- Riley single / RBI (8-2)
- Adam Duvall homer / 2RBI (10-2)
- Albies homer / RBI (11-2)
Finally, after the 14th batter stepped into box (Inciarte), a grounder to first ended the carnage. 11 runs (9 of them after 2 were out, though all were earned), 3 homers, 3 walks, 5 singles.
Except this was only the end of the second inning, and there was a whole lot more baseball still to come.