The Oakland Athletics (28-76) hit the road to take on the Colorado Rockies (40-62) at Coors Field tonight. A’s skipper Mark Kotsay sent lefty J.P. Sears to the mound for the A’s. Sears is 1-7 on the season with a 4.19 ERA in his twenty starts in 2023. Lefty Kyle Freeland took the mound for the Rockies. The 30-yerar-old Freeland is 4-10 with a 4.72 ERA this year.
The A’s jumped to an early lead in the first Brent Rooker and Jordan Diaz singled with two outs against Freeland. Ramon Laureano drove in his 18th run of the season with a base hit to right field scoring Rooker.