ARLINGTON — If it is possible to be leading a series down two games to one, the Los Angeles Dodgers may have pulled off that grammatical oddity. They flipped the National League Championship Series with a record-breaking 15–3 trouncing of the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 Wednesday night.
Like dangling participles and misplaced modifiers, Atlanta pitchers deserved the rebukes the Dodgers provided. After their first 12 swings, 10 of which put the ball in play, the Dodgers led 11-0 in the biggest inning in postseason history.
The Dodgers made the Braves throw 234 pitches, smashing the record for a nine-inning playoff game since detailed pitch records are available (since 1988).