The New York Yankees' nine-run third inning on Wednesday was more remarkable for what their opponents, the Washington Nationals, did on the mound.
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The 77 pitches thrown by Nats pitchers Cade Cavalli and Shinnosuke Ogasawara broke the record for the most thrown in a single inning during the pitch-tracking era, which began in 2008.
No team had thrown that many pitches in an inning for 22 years. According to MLB .com researcher Sarah Langs on Twitter/X , the Miami Marlins threw 91 pitches in the first inning of their 25-8 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 27, 2003.
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The Red Sox scored 14 runs in the first inning of that game. Neither Marlins st