PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks got their season started with an offensive flourish, scoring 14 runs in the third inning of their Opening Day game against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.
The 14 runs marked the most in an inning on Opening Day in MLB history, according to Elias Sports Bureau. The D-backs also set franchise records for most hits and batters in an inning.
It took 34 minutes for the Rockies to get three outs. The D-backs led 16-1 after three innings.
The D-backs sent 18 batters to the plate and had 13 hits, two walks and one sacrifice fly. The Rockies used three pitchers; Kyle Freeland, Anthony Molina and Jalen Beeks.
Maybe most improbably, Arizona didn’t hit a homer during the inning. Ketel Marte, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Christian Walker, Gabriel Moreno and Geraldo Perdomo all had two hits. Corbin Carroll walked twice.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.