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Dodgers rewrite MLB record book with NLCS scoring barrage vs. Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Enrique Hernandez throws to first base on a fifth-inning single by the Atlanta Braves' Charlie Culberson in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers won, 15-3, to narrow their series deficit to 2-1. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

The Los Angeles Dodgers said they wanted to carry over the momentum from their late-game rally in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, but no one could have expected this. In a record-breaking display, the team scored 11 runs in the first inning of Wednesday's Game 3 and had a 15-0 lead by the third.

Here are a few of the all-time records the Dodgers either broke or matched with their early-game flurry at the plate:

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Taylor (3) scores a run past Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud during the first inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith, right, slides in safely with an RBI double in the first inning as Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson covers the bag in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson celebrates his three-run home run in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy celebrates his first-inning grand slam against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Adam Kolarek works in the ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers won, 15-3, to narrow their series deficit to 2-1. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Huascar Ynoa yells out after walking the Los Angeles Dodgers' Edwin Rios in the sixth inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers won, 15-3, to narrow their series deficit to 2-1. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Edwin Rios (43) celebrates his first-inning home run against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Corey Seager (5) hits an RBI single in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers won, 15-3, to narrow their series deficit to 2-1. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias tosses the ball to first base to retire the Atlanta Braves' Cristian Pache during the fifth inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy hits a grand slam against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias works in the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers won, 15-3, to narrow their series deficit to 2-1. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson celebrates his first-inning home run against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Pedro Baez walks off the mound after holding the Atlanta Braves scoreless in the seventh inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers won, 15-3, to narrow their series deficit to 2-1. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger leaps to catch a long fly ball hit by the Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies to end the first inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Atlanta Braves left fielder Austin Riley misses a double hit by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy during the third inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger (35) celebrates a second-inning solo home run against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Atlanta Braves third baseman Johan Camargo, left, makes a catch to retire the Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson and almost collides with left fielder Austin Riley during the sixth inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
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