Angels set franchise records for runs, hits in 25-1 rout of Rockies

The Los Angeles Angels got started early and then kept piling on the runs. The only question was how many they'd finish with.

The Angels set franchise marks for runs, hits (28) and margin of victory in a game and tied team records for runs and homers with their huge third inning.

The margin of victory was tied for the third-highest in the majors since 1900, behind Texas's 30-3 victory over Baltimore in 2007 and Boston's 29-4 victory over the St. Louis Browns in 1950.

"We were aggressive," Angels manager Phil Nevin said. "We attacked pitches in the zone. Hitting gets contagious at times. Big boys get into something like that [in the third], it fires up the clubhouse."

David Fletcher hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run fourth as the Angels scored 21 runs on 17 hits in the third and fourth innings combined, sending 27 batters to the plate. Fletcher had three hits and five RBIs in his first game since being recalled from Salt Lake City.