LAS VEGAS (AP) — All those home games at hitter-friendly Coors Field, and the Colorado Rockies never rang up the scoreboard the way they did Sunday in steamy Las Vegas.
If this is what big league baseball looks like in Sin City, pitchers might run for cover in a couple of years under every craps table in town.
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Athletics' TJ Rumfield reacts after hitting an RBI triple during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Colorado Rockies' Willi Castro (3), center, is greeted by teammates after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Colorado Rockies' Troy Johnston reacts after hitting a two run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Colorado Rockies' Willi Castro (3) is greeted by teammates after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Colorado Rockies' Kyle Karros (12) runs home to score on a sacrifice fly by Braxton Fulford (37) during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Willi Castro had seven RBIs, Hunter Goodman got a career-high five hits and the Rockies set a franchise record for runs with a 23-9 victory over the Athletics on a 101-degree afternoon at Las Vegas Ballpark.
“You’ve just got to make contact and the ball’s gonna go,” Goodman said.
Castro and Goodman each hit two of Colorado’s six homers. Troy Johnston and TJ Rumfield also went deep for the last-place Rockies (27-45), who ended a three-game losing streak.
Scheduled to move to Las Vegas full time in 2028, the A's got a taste of the city this week with a six-game homestand against Milwaukee and Colorado at the site of their top minor league affiliate.
The teams involved combined to score 102 runs in a stretch that began with a wild slugfest last Monday night, when the Brewers outlasted the Athletics 15-14 in a 12-inning game that featured 11 homers and 34 hits.
Colorado's lineup provided an exclamation point Sunday, but Goodman is going to reserve judgment about major league baseball in Vegas.
Because while the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators of the Pacific Coast League play outdoors, the A's are gearing up to move into a new $2 billion stadium under construction on The Strip. That building will be enclosed.
“I’ll be curious to see how it plays,” Goodman said. “I think time will tell. With it being indoors, I don’t know if it will play the same or not. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.”
Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has participated in plenty of games similar to Sunday’s series finale, especially at Triple-A Albuquerque.
“This is a very, very tough environment to play baseball,” he said. “As you saw, obviously the ball flies in the thin air, the heat and the sun. It’s just a hard place to play.”
Castro finished with four hits, including a grand slam off Scott Barlow in the eighth inning. Goodman drove in four runs and Kyle Karros also had four hits as the Rockies piled up 24 in all — one shy of the team mark established against Houston on Sept. 25, 2011.
Max Muncy and Tyler Soderstrom homered for the A’s (35-36), who had won four straight. Lawrence Butler got three hits and Zack Gelof extended his hitting streak to 18 games.
Tomoyuki Sugano (7-4) got the win despite giving up eight runs and nine hits in five innings. Eiberson Castellano tossed three scoreless innings to earn a save in his major league debut.
Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs (3-7) allowed eight runs — six earned — and seven hits in four innings.
Colorado scored six times in the fifth to build a 14-6 lead. Goodman homered to begin an outburst capped by Tyler Freeman’s run-scoring triple.
A’s right fielder Carlos Cortes moved to the mound in the eighth and was their most effective pitcher, yielding one run and three hits in the final 1 2/3 innings.
The Athletics went 4-2 on their Las Vegas homestand, winning a pair of three-game series. They return Monday to their regular temporary home in West Sacramento, California, for a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Athletics' TJ Rumfield reacts after hitting an RBI triple during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Colorado Rockies' Willi Castro (3), center, is greeted by teammates after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Colorado Rockies' Troy Johnston reacts after hitting a two run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Colorado Rockies' Willi Castro (3) is greeted by teammates after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Colorado Rockies' Kyle Karros (12) runs home to score on a sacrifice fly by Braxton Fulford (37) during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
GENEVA (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons in clashes with stone-throwing youths during a protest on Sunday in Geneva against the G7 group of wealthy nations, a day before its leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump hold a summit in nearby France.
A violent standoff extended into the evening after a series of incidents — including a car set ablaze and a bank's windows smashed — along the route of an afternoon march that drew an estimated 20,000 people, including some 600 so-called “Black Bloc” militants, according to figures from Geneva police spokesman Alexandre Brahier.
The demonstration, which had been previously organized by a hodgepodge of activist groups after weeks of negotiations with local authorities, was otherwise peaceful — with environmentalists, women's rights advocates, supporters of Palestinians and foes of imperialism, fascism and capitalism.
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
A handful of demonstrators ripped down wooden barriers that were previously erected to protect a Banque du Leman and smashed its windows.
Several groups of dozens of youths wearing black hoodies, masks and goggles were mixed in among the other marchers — including behind an anti-Trump banner. Two with their faces totally covered refused to speak with The Associated Press and silently waved off questions before the protest began.
Some protesters fired flares toward officers or tore up chunks of asphalt and chucked them toward police in shields and riot gear.
The clashes continued even after police ordered the demonstrators to disperse.
The vast majority of marchers at the front were advocates of women's rights, many wearing purple T-shirts and holding up banners and posters that decried the “patriarchy,” a lack of women in executive positions and inequality in pay and executive jobs in the workplace.
Other marchers held signs that showed sympathy for Palestinians in Gaza, carried slogans like “Antisemitic never; anti-Zionist always” and criticized Trump — often with expletives — among other sharply worded messages.
Organizers of the protest printed a handbook for demonstrators that included a map of the security perimeter, tips on how to gear up for the march, and advice on how to behave if detained by police.
Swiss and French authorities have deployed thousands of police to provide security for the three-day summit starting Monday in the resort town of Evian-les-Bains, France. The leaders are set to discuss wars in Ukraine,Iran and the Middle East, and economic issues like global inequality and access to critical minerals.
Ahead of the gathering, authorities in Geneva blocked off roads, banned unauthorized gatherings and pledged financial support for businesses who could be hit by unrest.
Scores of businesses and shops in downtown Geneva boarded up their storefronts with wooden panels as a precaution, leery of upheaval that left a trail of damage in the city during a similar summit in Evian in 2003. Only seven of the 35 roadway border crossings will remain open.
The show of activism began a day earlier: a flotilla of around 20 boats appeared on Lake Geneva off the coast of Evian on Saturday, displaying anti-G7 and pro-Palestinian banners. Swiss media reports said some 20 protesters had been detained on Friday evening.
Resident Robin Hedz lamented the “mess” and expressed bafflement about the “wood-wall everywhere,” while acknowledging the memories of the trail of damaged property over 20 years ago.
The G7 brings together Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, though leaders of several other countries including India, Kenya and Ukraine were expected to join for discussions.
France has announced the deployment of more than 13,000 police and gendarmerie officers to ensure security in the summit area. Over 800 French border control officers will be active, up from about 60 normally.
Protests are nothing new around such elite gatherings. This time, activists expressed frustration with Trump’s leadership on issues as diverse as tariffs, the war in Iran, climate, and even his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The G7 summit takes place as the United States and Iran appear close to a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.
“We are very afraid of the policy and the politics of Mr. Trump and also of the other leaders of the G7, because they are fighting, making war all over the place," said Francoise Nyffeler, spokesperson for the NoG7 coalition behind the demonstration on Sunday.
"The planet is in danger and we are very scared about it and we want to protest and say that the people of the world are against their policies,” she added.
Associated Press journalists Oleg Cetinic, Kwiyeon Ha, Baz Ratner and Florent Bajrami in Geneva and Samuel Petrequin in London contributed to this report.
Oxfam's satirical 'big heads' of the G7 leaders pose, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France June 15-17. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A woman sits with a sign during a demonstration against the G7 in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
A protester kicks at a window during a "No G7" demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Flares are thrown at police during a "No G7" demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Police fire a tear gas canister during a "No G7" demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Protesters disperse through a grassy area during a "No G7" demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Protesters march during a "No G7" demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Police form a line in front of a burning flare during a "No G7" demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Protestors begin to gather in Geneva, Switzerland, with banners and signs during a demonstration, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
People gather and swim on Lake Geneva, Switzerland, as a sailboat with a "No G7" banner sails by, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Oxfam's satirical 'big heads' of the G7 leaders depicting French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump pose, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France June 15-17. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A man rides his bicycle in front of a mural, ahead of expected protests for the G7 summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
French police officers check cars crossing the border between Geneva and the French town of Gaillard, France, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, ahead of the upcoming G7 summit due to take place June 15-17 in the town of Evian-les-Bains. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Pedestrians walk past the boarded-up windows of a shop, ahead of expected protests for the G7 summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
French military boats patrol Lake Geneva in Evian-les-Bains, eastern France, Thursday, June 11, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Construction workers board up a shop window, ahead of expected protests for the G7 summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
