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06/13 00:04 CDT A's beat Rockies 6-4 as Lawrence Butler scores on a throwing
error and adds an RBI single
A's beat Rockies 6-4 as Lawrence Butler scores on a throwing error and adds an
RBI single
By MARK ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Lawrence Butler scored the go-ahead run in the seventh
inning on a throwing error and had an RBI single in the eighth to lead the
Athletics to a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz hit back-to-back solo home runs in the fifth for
the A's. Langeliers' homer, his team-leading 18th, traveled 450 feet to center
field. Kurtz, who has 16 homers, hit his 471 feet to right-center.
Mason Barnett (1-0) worked 1 2/3 innings for the victory, and Hogan Harris got
the final four outs for his sixth save.
Zach Agnos (0-2) took the loss.
Butler broke a 4-4 tie with two outs in the seventh when he got caught in a
rundown. But Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman threw the ball away, allowing
Butler to score. Goodman, who had slugged five home runs in his previous nine
games, also went 0 for 4 and struck out three times.
Zack Gelof singled in the sixth inning for the A's to extend his career-high
hitting streak to 16 games. Tyler Soderstrom extended his on-base streak to 21
games with a seventh-inning walk.
Colorado's Cole Carrigg hit a three-run 450-homer to right-center field in the
sixth to put the Rockies ahead 4-2. Max Muncy answered with a two-run double in
the bottom of the inning to tie it.
The game began with an unusual pitcher's duel in this ballpark between rookie
starters.
Gage Jump tossed five shutout innings, allowing three hits while striking out
six batters. He then loaded the bases in the sixth with no one outs on two
singles and a walk to end his night.
Left-hander Sean Sullivan pitched three shutout innings in his major league
debut. He allowed two hits and struck out two. Sullivan was removed after
throwing 49 pitches.
Up next Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-6, 7.81 ERA) was set to start Saturday night in the second of the three-game series. The A's hadn't announced a starter. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-6, 7.81 ERA) was set to start Saturday night in the second of the three-game series. The A's hadn't announced a starter. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
