The Oakland A’s lost their Cactus League game Wednesday, 10-7 to the Colorado Rockies, in a perfect example of why to not take spring training standings too seriously.
The A’s scored their seven runs on two hits within the first two innings, thanks to rusty Rockies defense. Then Colorado mounted a comeback against a collection of Oakland minor league pitchers, while the A’s refrained using the mercy rule that the Rockies did invoke once.
There was no TV or audio feed, so just a quick box score recap.
Major leaguers score lots of runs
The A’s jumped all over Rockies starter Ryan Castellani, or rather he jumped all over them by pegging Elvis Andrus with the third pitch of the game.