Athletics' Lawrence Butler, Rockies' Michael Toglia Surprise With Three-Homer Days

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Athletics' Lawrence Butler, Rockies' Michael Toglia Surprise With Three-Homer Days
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Two of baseball's worst teams got offensive boosts heading into the All-Star break.

Yet when the dust settled on their teams' respective contests, both Butler and Toglia had carved their own little slices of history. The former hit three home runs in the Athletics' 18–3 win over theBoth performances, to an extent, came out of nowhere. Butler, who hit leadoff for Oakland Sunday, owned just 10 home runs in his entire 105-game big-league career.Toglia entered Sunday hitting .183, though he did have 13 home runs on the year.

With his three home runs this afternoon, Michael Toglia becomes the first ever Rockies switch hitter with three home runs in a game. Toglia also becomes the sixth Rockie to hit three home runs in a road game (last: Charlie Blackmon, Aug. 12 2016 at…Given the Athletics and Colorado's respective struggles this year, offensive explosions for both teams against playoff contenders entering the All-Star break have to feel good.Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest.

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