For the first time ever, three players on one team had six runs batted in during a single game Major League Baseball game. That is what happened on Monday night at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado as the San Francisco Giants pounded the Colorado Rockies 23-5.
The three Giants with six runs batted in were left fielder Alex Dickerson of Poway, California, second baseman Donovan Solano of Barranquilla, Colombia, and shortstop Brandon Crawford of Mountain View, California. Dickerson went five for six with five runs scored. Solano went four for six with two runs scored, and Crawford was three for six with three runs scored.
Dickerson got his six runs batted in from three home runs. His first home run was a monster shot of 480 feet which opened the scoring in the first inning. At the time, no one expected the Giants to score 22 more times in the contest.
Solano got four runs batted in from two singles in the sixth and seventh innings, to go along with a two-run double in the seventh inning. Crawford had a RBI single in the third inning, a three-run home run in the sixth inning, and a two-run double in the eighth inning.
Dickerson meanwhile made Giants history. He tied the Major League record for most extra base hits in a single game with five. Dickerson also had two doubles to go along with his three home runs. He also had 16 total bases, which is tied for the most by a Giants player in a single game. Dickerson is tied with Willie Mays, who had 16 total bases in a 14-4 Giants win over the Milwaukee Braves on April 30, 1961.
The Giants improve to a record of 18 wins and 19 losses. The Rockies fall to a record of 17 wins and 19 losses.
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