If you thought Friday night’s eighth inning was rare, you are correct. The Dodgers allowed nine runs in a single frame in last night’s loss to the Diamondbacks, something that has happened roughly once every four years since the franchise moved to Los Angeles.
Allowing nine runs in a game is rare in its own right, something the Dodgers have done in just 7.4% of their games since 1958. But allowing nine runs in an inning? That has only happened 15 times in 9,424 games.
Here are those 15 games:
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