Larry Walker, out two months with a broken collarbone, makes his first start for the Rockies, but it doesn’t help as they lose for the 10th straight time at Joe Robbie Stadium, 7 – 6. The Marlins score three in the 8th to win. Gary Sheffield belts his 34th homer for the Fish.

On August 15, 1996 — Larry Walker, out two months with a broken collarbone, makes his first start for the Rockies, but it doesn’t help as they lose for the 10th straight time at Joe Robbie Stadium, 7 – 6. The Marlins score three in the 8th to win. Gary Sheffield belts his 34th homer for the Fish.

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