But in order to build up the fanbase in their eventual home, the A's have scheduled six home games at Las Vegas Ballpark this week.That stadium, which typically hosts the Las Vegas Aviators, a Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, is located in the Summerlin area of the Vegas Valley.
Sitting on the west side of the city means it's at the base of the nearby mountains.It also means the stadium sits at an elevation of over 3,000 feet.Well, sure enough, Monday night's game between the Athletics and Brewers, even though the stadium has larger dimensions than an average Major League Baseball ballpark, led to one of the wildest outcomes of this season.
Or any season.All thanks to being played at higher elevation than any park in baseball other than Coors Field in Denver.Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom runs after hitting a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning at Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin, Nev., on June 8, 2026.
(Lucas Peltier/Imagn Images)The game finished 15-14 in 12 innings, just the 18th time that score has happened in any Major League game since 1900.It's only happened twice this century, and not since 2019.
It was the highest scoring game of the year, by a fairly wide margin.On May 31, the Giants beat the Rockies 19-6 in, you guessed it, Colorado.MLB'S ATHLETICS WON'T HAVE CALIFORNIA'S CAPITAL AS PART OF TEAM NAME DESPITE PLAYING IN SACRAMENTO UNTIL 2027But it's not just the score that's unusual and unexpected.
It was how the teams got there.The Brewers and A's combined for a whopping 11 homers.The A's, even in a losing effort, hit seven by themselves.
Two Athletics players hit two home runs each, lefties Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz.There were 31 hits between the two teams.
There were 14 different pitchers used, and an incredible 441 pitches thrown, easily surpassing the previous high this year.Oh, and once the game reached the 10th inning, the Brewers scored four in the top of the inning...only to allow the A's ...