Batters love Coors Field in general. The Giants loved it more than usual tonight, amassing 27 hits. Alex Dickerson blasted three homers and two doubles in their 23-5 rout of the Rockies.
- That ties the all-time record for most extra base hits in a game.
- That ties Willie Mays’ team record for most total bases in a game.
- Dickerson’s first homer traveled 480 feet.
- His double in the ninth inning traveled 414 feet, and could easily have been his fourth homer if it had landed in just about any other spot in the ballpark.
- Dickerson, Donovan Solano and Brandon Crawford are the first trio of teammates EVER to have 6+ RBI in the same game. (Since 1920, when RBI became an official stat).
It was kind of a crazy offensive night for road teams in general. In addition to the Giants’ record output in Colorado:
- The Cardinals collected 23 hits of their own in a 16-2 shellacking of the Reds in Cincinnati.
- The Braves had 10 runs on 14 hits against the Bosox at Fenway.
- The Tigers had 12 runs on 14 hits in Milwaukee.
- The Indians had 10 runs on 17 hits in KC.
It was a bad night to root, root, root for the home team.