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Diamondbacks score 14 runs in 3rd inning, cruise to 16-1 victory over Rockies

It took 34 minutes for the Rockies to get three outs.
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Posted at 10:09 PM, Mar 28, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-29 01:19:23-04

PHOENIX (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had five RBIs and three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Arizona Diamondbacks used a franchise-record 14-run third inning to cruise over the Colorado Rockies 16-1 on Thursday night.

The 14 runs were the most in an inning on opening day for any team since 1900.

Arizona led 2-1 going into the bottom of the third, but then sent 18 batters to the plate and had 13 hits, two walks and a sacrifice fly. Ryan McMahon had two hits, including an RBI double in the second.

Colorado's Ryan McMahon had two hits, including an RBI double in the second.