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The Oakland Athletics put on an impressive power display on Sunday, blasting eight home runs in an 18-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Leadoff hitter Lawrence Butler accounted for three of the home runs himself and recorded a team-high six RBI.
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Per ESPN, this is the first time an MLB team has hit eight homers in a single game since September 1999 when the Cincinnati Reds launched nine longballs, also against the Phillies. The Toronto Blue Jays set the MLB record with 10 home runs in a game in 1987.
Despite having the second-worst record in the American League at 37-61, the A’s have put up some of the most eye-popping scores of the 2024 season:
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The @Athletics own the 3 highest-scoring games in MLB this season:
May 4: 20 runs
July 6: 19 runs
July 14: 18 runs https://t.co/y4QR1xIiGb
In addition to Butler’s big day, Brent Rooker and Seth Brown each had two home runs. Zack Gelof capped things off with a grand slam in the ninth inning.
Sunday’s blowout win was a big way for the A’s to enter the All-Star break. Oakland will return to action on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels.
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