The Los Angeles Angels set a franchise record for runs Saturday night in a 25-1 demolition of the Colorado Rockies.
Coors Field has constantly been hitter-friendly and the Angels’ batters had a field day in Denver, pummeling Rockies pitchers for a team-record 28 strikes in 52 at-bats. Every single starter had a least one hit and the group included 6 strolls while striking out just 3 times.
The wheels entirely came off for Colorado in the 3rd inning as the Angels scored a franchise record-tying 13 runs. Leading 2-0, the Angels started the frame with back-to-back-to-back house runs off Rockies starter Chase Anderson from Mike Trout, Brandon Drury and Matt Thaiss — on 3 successive pitches. Incredibly, per ESPN Stats & Info, Anderson was likewise the last pitcher to yield house runs on 3 successive pitches when he did it in a 2020 videogame versus the Yankees.
Anderson was pulled with 2 outs in the 3rd routing 7-0. He yielded to Matt Carasiti, who might not stop the tidal wave. By the time Carasiti lastly got out of the inning it was 15-0.
Noah Davis came in for the 4th and he fared no muchbetter. He provided up an extra 8 runs in the frame as the Angels took a 23-0 lead after simply 4 innings. Trout hit the bench for the night as he was pinch hit for in the leading of the 5th. He went 3-for-3 with a stroll, and the Angels chosen to sit a couple of other beginners, as well.
“We were aggressive,” Angels supervisor Phil N