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Hunter Goodman’s homer binge launches trade value to uncomfortable levels | The Starting Lineup

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Three must-see events this week: 

1. San Francisco Giants at Rockies (2 p.m. Sunday, Peacock) — Hunter Goodman’s 13 home runs in June led MLB and increased his trade value to an uncomfortable level for Rockies fans. 

2. United States Men’s National Team vs. Belgium (6 p.m. Monday, Fox) — No NFL crowd impacts games quite like Lumen Field’s, and Seattle should give the USMNT a real home-pitch edge.

US fans in Seattle
U.S. fans wait for the start of the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Australia in Seattle, June 19. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

3. The Blue Championship (Thursday-Sunday) — The Korn Ferry Tour’s annual stop in Berthoud features a $1 million purse and TPC Colorado’s nearly 8,000-yard masterpiece.

Numbers game

3 teams with which LeBron James has been named NBA Finals MVP, the most in league history, and here’s a hunch Nikola Jokic would gladly hand James the trophy as a teammate

Box office

$46 — for a standing-room only ticket at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park when Golden’s Lindsey Heaps and Denver Summit FC hosts Houston at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 12 (Gametime app) 

Lindsey Heaps Summit FC
Lyonnes’ Lindsey Heaps scores a goal, later disallowed for offside during the Women’s Champions League final soccer match between FC Barcelona and OL Lyonnes, in Oslo, May 23. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

On this day

July 5, 1975 — Arthur Ashe, 32, made tennis history, becoming the first Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title, when he upset world No. 1 Jimmy Connors in four sets

Final word

“It’s a pretty crazy stat.”

— Rockies leadoff man Jake McCarthy on Friday after becoming the seventh MLB player to hit a leadoff home run and grand slam in the same game as part of Colorado’s 15-3 win over Miami

— Paul Klee, The Denver Gazette


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