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Rockies take advantage of Vegas heat, score 23
Key takeaways
- LAS VEGAS -- The Colorado Rockies ran up the score in an opposing team's ballpark for a change, taking advantage of a 101-degree afternoon to set a franchise record for runs in Sunday's 23-9 victory over the Athletics.
- Willi Castro and Hunter Goodman each hit two of Colorado's six homers and accounted for 11 RBIs.
- The Rockies' 23 run are tied for the second most by a team entering the day with the outright worst record in MLB since 1900.
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LAS VEGAS -- The Colorado Rockies ran up the score in an opposing team's ballpark for a change, taking advantage of a 101-degree afternoon to set a franchise record for runs in Sunday's 23-9 victory over the Athletics.
Willi Castro and Hunter Goodman each hit two of Colorado's six homers and accounted for 11 RBIs. Troy Johnston and TJ Rumfield also went deep for the last-place Rockies (27-45), who ended a three-game losing streak.
The Rockies' 23 run are tied for the second most by a team entering the day with the outright worst record in MLB since 1900. It was also the most runs given up in a game by the A's since 1955.
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