what was the highest scoring mlb game by a team in 2004

The Kansas City Royals scored the most runs by a team in a game in 2004, with 26 runs against the Tigers on September 9, 2004.

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What was the highest scoring MLB regular-season game by a team in 2004?

	TEAM	R	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Royals	26	9/9/2004	KCR	@	DET	W 26-5	52	26	5	1	1	25	8	0	6	0	0	62	36	7	0	2	0	0	.500	.548	.692	1.241
2	Indians	22	8/31/2004	CLE	@	NYY	W 22-0	49	22	5	1	3	22	9	0	6	1	0	59	38	9	0	1	0	0	.449	.525	.776	1.301
3	Angels	21	8/25/2004	ANA	vs	KCR	W 21-6	46	22	3	1	3	20	4	2	6	0	0	52	36	7	0	0	0	2	.478	.538	.783	1.321
4	Expos	19	7/26/2004	MON	vs	NYM	W 19-10	40	18	5	0	3	18	10	1	3	0	0	51	32	8	0	0	1	3	.450	.569	.800	1.369
5	Devil Rays	19	6/24/2004	TBD	@	TOR	W 19-13	48	24	4	0	3	18	11	1	6	1	0	61	37	7	0	1	0	1	.500	.590	.771	1.361
6	Giants	18	9/3/2004	SFG	vs	ARI	W 18-7	44	18	4	1	2	16	7	3	4	0	0	55	30	7	0	1	2	0	.409	.509	.682	1.191
7	Yankees	18	8/28/2004	NYY	@	TOR	W 18-6	44	19	4	0	6	18	7	1	11	0	1	52	41	10	0	0	0	0	.432	.519	.932	1.451
8	Indians	18	7/16/2004	CLE	@	SEA	W 18-6	46	21	5	0	8	18	5	3	5	0	0	55	50	13	1	0	0	0	.457	.537	1.087	1.624
9	Rangers	18	7/4/2004	TEX	@	HOU	W 18-3	43	16	2	0	6	17	8	0	9	1	0	51	36	8	0	0	2	1	.372	.471	.837	1.308
10	Yankees	18	5/27/2004	NYY	@	BAL	W 18-5	46	21	6	0	2	18	4	2	5	0	0	54	33	8	0	2	0	1	.457	.500	.717	1.217
11	Braves	18	4/7/2004	ATL	vs	NYM	W 18-10	40	19	5	0	1	18	6	0	5	0	0	49	27	6	1	2	1	0	.475	.521	.675	1.196
12	Royals	17	9/13/2004	KCR	vs	NYY	W 17-8	41	18	2	0	1	14	8	1	2	1	0	50	23	3	0	0	1	2	.439	.540	.561	1.101
13	Phillies	17	6/29/2004	PHI	vs	MON	W 17-7	39	17	4	0	4	17	7	0	10	0	0	47	33	8	0	1	0	0	.436	.511	.846	1.357
14	Expos	17	6/19/2004	MON	vs	CWS	W 17-14	39	18	5	1	4	17	6	2	6	1	1	49	37	10	2	0	2	0	.462	.553	.949	1.502
15	Athletics	17	6/9/2004	OAK	vs	CIN	W 17-8	45	22	5	0	2	14	4	0	8	1	0	49	33	7	0	0	0	1	.489	.531	.733	1.264
16	Tigers	17	5/27/2004	DET	@	KCR	W 17-7	49	27	8	0	2	17	3	0	5	0	0	55	41	10	2	1	0	1	.551	.566	.837	1.403
17	White Sox	17	5/23/2004	CWS	@	MIN	W 17-7	48	23	4	1	3	17	8	0	6	0	0	57	38	8	0	1	0	0	.479	.544	.792	1.336
18	Tigers	17	4/23/2004	DET	vs	CLE	W 17-3	39	16	2	1	2	17	10	0	3	1	0	50	26	5	0	1	1	0	.410	.520	.667	1.187
19	Mariners	16	9/22/2004	SEA	@	ANA	W 16-6	47	24	3	0	0	16	5	0	5	0	1	56	27	3	1	3	1	0	.511	.527	.574	1.102
20	Mariners	16	8/17/2004	SEA	@	KCR	W 16-3	47	20	3	1	3	15	4	3	9	0	0	54	34	7	0	0	0	1	.426	.500	.723	1.223
21	Rangers	16	8/17/2004	TEX	vs	CLE	W 16-4	40	17	5	1	3	16	4	1	5	0	0	47	33	9	0	2	0	0	.425	.468	.825	1.293
22	Giants	16	8/13/2004	SFG	@	PHI	W 16-6	43	18	4	0	6	16	7	0	7	0	0	50	40	10	0	0	2	2	.419	.500	.930	1.430
23	Braves	16	7/18/2004	ATL	vs	MON	W 16-5	36	15	0	1	2	14	9	1	5	0	0	47	23	3	0	1	0	1	.417	.532	.639	1.171
24	Athletics	16	7/10/2004	OAK	@	CLE	W 16-7	46	19	4	1	2	16	8	0	8	1	0	54	31	7	0	0	2	0	.413	.500	.674	1.174
25	Giants	16	6/6/2004	SFG	@	COL	W 16-4	42	16	5	0	1	15	6	2	4	0	0	52	24	6	1	1	2	0	.381	.471	.571	1.042