If it seemed like the Nationals’ comeback from 9-1 and 10-2 early innings deficits to win 13-12 on Dan Uggla’s three-run homer in the ninth Tuesday night was the kind of thing you don’t see every day, or every decade, well, it’s because it was.
It was the largest comeback in the 11-year Washington Nationals history, and the first time they gave up 11 runs or more and won. It was only the third time in overall franchise history (Expos and Nationals) that the team came back from a deficit as large as eight runs to win.
For the Braves, it was just the fifth time in their long franchise history that they lost a game after leading by at least eight runs. The others were in 1933, 1970, 1992 and 2010.
It was first time in nearly two decades that the Braves lost a game in which they scored at least 12 runs. The other time was also by a 13-12 score at Colorado in 1996, but the Braves came back from a 7-3 first-inning deficit before falling short in that game.
Also, Uggla’s homer on an 0-2 pitch from Jason Grilli made the former Braves second baseman just the third player in three seasons to hit a “behind to ahead” homer after the eighth inning on an 0-2 count. Dexter Fowler did it to beat the Rockies at Colorado on April 12, and Adam Dunn did it to beat the Yankees on May 23, 2014.
