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06/03 00:14 CDT Rumfield gets gift homer when flyball bounces off Adell's head
as Rockies top Angels 8-2
Rumfield gets gift homer when flyball bounces off Adell's head as Rockies top
Angels 8-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- TJ Rumfield got a gift when his long flyball bounced
off Jo Adell's head for a most unusual home run, and the Colorado Rockies
defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Willi Castro hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Hunter Goodman had
a solo shot in the second. Tomoyuki Sugano (5-4) allowed two runs in five
innings for the win.
Castro and Rumfield hit back-to-back homers in the fourth off starter Grayson
Rodriguez (2-2), who gave up eight runs, eight hits and three walks in 3 2/3
innings.
With the Rockies holding a 7-0 lead, Rumfield sent a flyball to deep
right-center, where the ball grazed the outside of Adell's glove before hitting
his head and bounding over the wall.
There was brief confusion on the field when the ball caromed back into the
outfield. Rumfield stopped at second base, initially unsure of the ruling,
before proceeding around the bases.
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