The 'Modern Era' of baseball history extends back to 1901 and on Saturday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies did something never done in the Modern Era as they routed the Pittsburgh Pirates.
In the win, the Rockies had 16 hits and they did something that's never been before in the Modern Era of baseball history, which extends back to 1901.The @Rockies are the only MLB team in the modern era to have one player with a multi-HR game , another player with a grand slam and another player with a straight steal of home all in the same game.
This is considering a "straight steal of home" to be a steal of home that was not aided by another runner also stealing on the play . This is considering a "straight steal of home" to be a steal of home that was not aided by another runner also stealing on the play .The Rockies have the second-worst record in the National League and the third-worst record in baseball, so this is a nice little accomplishment for this year's struggling group. At 25-45, they have a better record than only the Miami Marlins and the Chicago White Sox.Pirates' super rookie Jared Jones was roughed up in the defeat, lasting just 4.
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