Serious Comeback! Braves Score Five Two-Out Runs in the 9th to Walk it Off
By one measure, the Atlanta Braves boast the best offense in the National League this season (by 0.01 runs scored per game over the Cubs) and that skill was on full-display yesterday against the Marlins.
Entering the ninth inning down 9-4, the Braves scored six runs (five of which came after they already had two outs) for the most dramatic come-from-behind win of the season:
At their absolute lowest point, the Braves had less than one percent chance of winning the game (0.7% to be exact).
And, yet, they managed to get it done.
Here’s how the inning played out:
Marlins 9, Braves 4
- Dansby Swanson strikes out 1 Out
- Ryan Flaherty walks
- Ozzie Albies singles
- Ronald Acuna out on sac fly 2 Out
Marlins 9, Braves 5
- Freddie Freeman Singles
Marlins 9, Braves 6
- Nick Markakis Singles
Marlins 9, Braves 7
- Tyler Flowers walks
- Kur Suzuki singles
Marlins 9, Braves 8
- John Carmargo walks
- Dansby Swanson Singles
Marlins 9, Braves 10 – Game over.
In between all of those plate appearances, Ozzie Albies took a free base (defensive indifference (lol)), there was a throwing error, Freddie Freeman took a free base (defensive indifference ((lol (x2))), there was a pitching change, Nick Markakis stole second base, there was a mound visit, there was a wild pitch, and there was one final mound visit, before Swanson walked it off.
Swanson started the inning with a strike out and ended it with a two-run walk-off down the left field line. Talk about redemption. Braves win. Braves lead the NL East:
- Braves: 28-17
- Phillies: 26-18
- Mets: 23-19
- Nationals: 24-21
- Marlins: 17-29
