Athletics power past the Rockies 7-4

Go for a series sweep on Sunday!

Fresh off a wild extra inning victory yesterday the Athletics and Colorado Rockies were back at it again tonight at Coors Field. Temperatures were about the same at first pitch, but instead of snow, the field was sun-drenched. JP Sears took the mound today against Germán Márquez. Both hurlers had made just one prior appearance in 2025.

Shea Langeliers led off the second with a walk, and Tyler Soderstrom appeared to beat out a dribbling infield hit to second base. Colorado challenged and the call was sustained. But on the first pitch to hot hitting Jacob Wilson, he ground into a 5-4-3 triple play. It’s one of the rarest plays in MLB, happening on average only seven times per season.

With two down in the bottom of the second, Kyle Farmer doubled and Sean Bouchard followed with a two-run homer. At the end of two, the Rockies led 2-0.

Sears worked himself into trouble again in the third when Brenton Doyle singled and Ezequiel Tovar doubled, moving Doyle to third. He walked Ryan McMahon to load the bases with no outs. Hunter Goodman ground into a double play, but Doyle scored giving the Rockies a 3-0 lead.

The A’s got on the board in the top of the fourth when Lawrence Butler attempted to steal third and Hunter Goodman threw the ball away, allowing Butler to waltz home. Headed to the fourth inning, the Rockies still led 3-1.

In the top of the sixth, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers both walked to start the inning. Tyler Soderstrom doubled to score Bleday and move Langeliers to third. That hit chased Márquez. Jacob Wilson doubled to drive in Langeliers and Soderstrom. That gave the A’s a 4-3 lead and brought Wilson’s season-opening hit streak to nine games.

Sears shifted into a different gear in the fifth and sixth innings, tossing only seven pitches in each inning. Lawrence Butler ripped an opposite field double to lead off the inning. But was picked off unassisted by pitcher Scott Alexander. Brent Rooker picked him up by blasting a homer to straight-away centerfield. That was his fourth of the season and eighth RBI.

JJ Bleday walked, and Shea Langeliers enjoyed Rook’s homer so much he decided to put one into the centerfield batter’s eye himself. That gave the A’s a 7-3 lead.

After putting the first two batters on in the bottom of the seventh, Kotsay pulled Sears with 87 pitches. Sears line for the day was 6 1/3 innings giving up three earned runs on six hits and two walks, striking out two. Justin Sterner entered the game. Sterner got Brenton Doyle to strike out swinging to get out of the jam.

Tyler Ferguson replaced Sterner in the bottom of the eighth. With one out, Ryan McMahon homered to left centerfield. That tightened the score to 7-4 in favor of the A’s. Kris Bryant singled, and Michael Toglia walked. But Kyle Farmer flied out to the right field warning track to end the inning.

With the lead cut to three last inning and a save situation in play, Mason Miller entered the game to slam the door in the ninth. Miller struck Sean Bouchard out swinging for the first out. Pinch hitter Nick Martini dribbled a ball down the third base line for a base hit. Brenton Doyle flied out to Butler in right field for the second out. Martini moved to second on defensive indifference and then to third on a wild pitch. But Miller struck our Ezequiel Tovar swinging for the third out and landed Miller his third save of the season.

The A’s took the series and go for the sweep tomorrow in Denver.