OAKLAND, Calif. – Abraham Toro hit a home run in the eighth after Seth Brown hit a game-tying two-run inning in the previous inning, and the Oakland Athletics snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. fair.
Colorado’s Ezequiel Tovar hit two solo homers in his first career multi-homer game and Ryan McMahon added two runs before the A’s rallied against Justin Lawrence and Tyler Kinley (2-1).
Lucas Erceg (2-2) pitched the eighth before flame-throwing Mason Miller struck out the side in the ninth for his ninth save in as many chances.
J.D. Davis also scored as Oakland avoided matching the longest losing streak in the majors this year, nine to Miami from March 28 to April 6. The A’s, who drew an announced crowd of 4,005, were eliminated in consecutive series.
Kris Bryant returned from the injured list to go 0-for-4 with a shutout for the Rockies as they continued a nearly weeklong stay in the Bay Area after playing a three-game series in San Francisco over the weekend. It was the Rockies’ first visit to the Coliseum since July 28-29, 2020, during the pandemic-shortened 60-game season.
Colorado starter Cal Quantrill struck out eight — the second-most in a game this season — and walked one in six innings, allowing two runs on three hits, but didn’t make the decision to show it.
McMahon hit the first after A’s starter Aaron Brooks hit Charlie Blackmon with a pitch to start the game.
Brooks allowed three runs on six hits in six innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: Bryant has been sidelined since April 14 with a lower back strain. The Rockies expected OF Nolan Jones to also return, but he crashed his right knee while sliding into second base trying to turn a single into a double playing a rehab game with Triple-A Albuquerque. He returned to Denver to be examined by the team’s orthopedist, Dr. Thomas Noonan. The injury was not considered serious, but he will need some rest. … Colorado optioned OF Sean Bouchard to Triple-A and picked off INF Julio Carreras for Albuquerque and he was designated for assignment on Sunday.
Athletics: RHP Luis Medina (sprained right knee) will undergo another rehab assignment at Triple-A Las Vegas, while RHP Joe Boyle (lumbar strain) is expected to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A in the coming days. … INF/OF Miguel Andujar still needs to hit more in rehab games as he recovers from surgery on the meniscus in his right knee.
NEXT
LHP Austin Gomber (1-2, 3.02 ERA) pitches the middle game for Colorado on Wednesday night again on RHP Mitch Spence (3-2, 3.90).
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