The Oakland A’s didn’t play badly on Sunday, but they didn’t have enough hops go their way at Coors Field to complete a sweep in the mountains.
The A’s lineup reached base enough and notched a pair of hits with runners in scoring position but only got one run for their efforts, while the pitching staff was solid but got out-dueled by the Colorado Rockies in a 3-1 defeat. Oakland snaps a four-game winning streak, but still wins the road series.
Unlike the previous two games, this time the Rockies struck first on the scoreboard. But by the end of the afternoon, the A’s pitching staff had limited the opponent to just three runs in a day game at Coors Field with a rookie starter on the mound.