Entering Sunday, few would've pegged Oakland Athletics right fielder Lawrence Butler or Colorado Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia as candidates to hit three home runs in one game.
Yet when the dust settled on their teams' respective contests, both Butler and Toglia had carved their own little slices of history. The former hit three home runs in the Athletics' 18–3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, while the latter did likewise in the Rockies' 8–5 victory over the New York Mets.
