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March 30, 2022

Cardinals Score 15 Runs In Eighth Inning, Pound Nationals 29-5

The Cardinals came to bat in the top of the eighth on Wednesday afternoon with a 13-4 lead over the Nationals. Three outs later, the score had ballooned to 28-4 because St. Louis sent 19 batters to the plate and scored 15 runs:

double, double, single, infield error, single, single, single, double, foul out, hit by pitch, pitching change, single, hit by pitch, single, walk, single, infield error, wild pitch, sacrifice fly, passed ball, walk, pitching change, fielder's choice groundout

Cardinals - 440 302 0(15)1 - 29 26  0
Nationals - 000 004 0  4 0 -  8 12  2

Two Washington pitchers were each charged with 10 earned runs: starter Aníbal Sánchez and reliever Cade Cavalli (who has yet to pitch in the majors).

The major league record for most runs in a single inning of a regular-season game is 17, accomplished by the Red Sox on June 18, 1953 against the Tigers at Fenway Park (23-3).

Tigers  - 000 201   0 00 -  3  7  3
Red Sox - 030 002 (17)1x - 23 27  0

There have been two spring training games in the last two weeks featuring 37 runs scored. On March 21, Texas beat the Guardians 25-12.

Texas     - 059 231 122 - 25 27  0
Guardians - 005 001 222 - 12 15  0

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