Colorado Rockies: The 5 most memorable moments from 2017

Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies — DENVER, CO – JULY 19: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies hits a home run in the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on July 19, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Here is proof that Nolan Arenado doesn’t just torment the Giants. He also does a pretty good job of making life for all National League West teams pretty miserable.

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A day game that wasn’t televised provided one of the biggest offensive displays in Rockies history as Arenado blasted three home runs on July 19 to pace Colorado to an 18-4 demolition of the San Diego Padres. During the offensive explosion, Colorado piled on 21 hits, including a career-high five from Arenado.

The All-Star third baseman hit a solo shot off San Diego starter Clayton Richard in the fourth, a solo shot off reliever Kevin Quackenbush in the fifth and a two-run blast off Quackenbush in the sixth. Yes, that is three home runs in three innings, a sign that not only was Arenado clicking on all cylinders but that the Rockies offense was on fire as well.

The crowd of 37,128 could sense they might see history when Arenado stepped to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning, with a chance to become one of less than 20 players in Major League history who have connected on four home runs in a single game. However, Arenado flied out to left field, falling just short of MLB history but setting plenty of personal marks on the day in the process.

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