Saturday’s game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres was the opener of the MLB’s Mexico City Series, and it made for one of the wildest scores in recent memory.
Games at Coors Field, the home of the Colorado Rockies are known to have a ton of offensive production due to the increased elevation that leads to significantly more home runs. That was taken to the next level in Mexico City, which has an even higher elevation than Colorado.
Starting pitchers Joe Musgrove and Sean Manaea struggled heavily to get many outs, both leaving the game early on due to letting up four and seven runs respectively.
The game featured 27 combined runs, 30 hits, 11 home runs, 72 combined total bases, and four instances of back-to-back home runs. It was the Padres that got the better of this offensive showcase, winning the game 16-11.
The first ever MLB game in Mexico City has gone final. The teams combined for:
27 runs
30 hits
11 home runs
72 total bases
4 instances of back-to-back homers pic.twitter.com/9Wsm8zENSj— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 30, 2023
It was certainly a game to remember, and many around the MLB world took to social media to discuss it after its conclusion.
10 HOME RUNS IN THE MEXICO CITY GAME 🤯https://t.co/vIOfB23lT4
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) April 30, 2023
The Mexico City game live total is 21.5 right now 👀
— Derek Carty (@DerekCarty) April 29, 2023
They've played 5 innings in Mexico City and Manny Machado just hit the 8th home run of the game (SD 5, SF 3)!
The MLB record for both teams in one game is 13. 🤔pic.twitter.com/yKKfmaxVOu
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 30, 2023
The Mexico City game had a 15.5 total…the Padres cleared it by themselves 😂
They said it would be like Coors on steroids…27 total runs speaks to that https://t.co/7hHMVXohLH
— BetOnline (@BetOnline_ag) April 30, 2023
It's a home run derby in Mexico City 💥
Mitch Haniger's 3-run homer ties the game!!
(via @SFGiants)pic.twitter.com/eOrx4hG0GM
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 29, 2023
a petition for more games in Mexico City… pic.twitter.com/bBmo50nKs6
— Gavin McHugh (@gavinmchughh) April 29, 2023
Mexico City. It’s like playing a Baseball game on the moon https://t.co/De6UsmQZWQ
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) April 30, 2023
The betting line for the total in the game was abnormally high to start, sitting at 15.5 which is largely unheard of in MLB games. It flew over that total by a whopping 12 runs.
The Mexico City game finishes with 27 combined runs and 11 home runs 😳
Over 15.5 runs cashed in the 5th inning https://t.co/29W5YsBTXU
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) April 30, 2023
The longest home run hit in the game came in the top of the third inning from Brandon Crawford, unbelievably going 482 feet. This would have been the seventh-longest home run hit in the entire 2022 season.
Fans of offense were likely to love this game. They will potentially get to see it again when the two teams face off again on Sunday.
