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Colorado came to the Nevada desert and turned the heat up themselves — the Rockies torched the Athletics in Las Vegas on Sunday, putting up twenty-three runs to set an all-time franchise record. A hundred-and-one degree afternoon apparently suited Colorado just fine, and the A's had no answers in what became a historic beatdown.
Shifting to the pitch, the FIFA World Cup is in full swing and Monday brings two massive group stage matchups worth clearing your schedule for. Spain, the reigning European champions, open their tournament against Cabo Verde, while Belgium and Egypt collide out in Seattle. Both games carry serious weight as nations jockey for position early in the bracket.
And some concerning news out of Anaheim — Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez left Sunday's game against Tampa Bay in the third inning with low back tightness. He visibly grimaced after a pitch that hit Cedric Mullins, and while he's tentatively scheduled for his next start, back injuries have a way of snowballing fast. The Angels will be watching this one closely.
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