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 De La Rosa pitched seven shutout innings, and the Rockies ended
their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory against the
Oakland A's at the O.co Coliseum.
The Rockies starter allowed just four hits, walked four and struck
out four, leaving him one shy of 1,000 career strikeouts.
De La Rosa (5-3) had to leave his previous start against the Arizona
Diamondbacks in the sixth inning with a cut on his left middle
finger. This time there was no blood, but there was some pain and
occasional numbness.
"It was bad," De La Rosa said. "It felt numb. I was able to keep
pitching. It wasn't bleeding, just sore."
De La Rosa didn't allow a hit until A's second baseman Ben Zobrist
lined a leadoff single in the fourth. He pitched his way out of a
bases-loaded, one-out jam in the sixth, striking out A's catcher
Josh Phegley and getting third baseman Brett Lawrie to ground into a
fielder's choice.
"Everything was working really good," De La Rosa said. "My command
was there today. That's why I threw seven innings. If you don't have
command, you're not going to go far in the game."
Rockies closer John Axford was placed on the family medical
emergency list before the game, so 42-year-old right-hander LaTroy
Hawkins pitched the ninth and threw a 1-2-3 inning for his second
save of the season and the 125th of his career.
"He's a freak of nature," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said of
Hawkins. "He still runs it up there in the mid-90s. He did a nice
job for us in that closer's role last year."
The Rockies won an interleague game for the first time this season
after losing their first seven. They also ended their streak of 14
consecutive interleague road losses, which fell one shy of tying the
major league record.
"Every win is important, every win is gold," Weiss said. "Our last
few games have been tough, but we like being able to hand the ball
to Jorge when we're in a tough run. It was a big win."
Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado extended his hitting streak to
17 games, the longest active streak in the major leagues, with a
fourth-inning single. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki extended his hitting
streak to 14 games -- baseball's second longest -- by singling in
the fourth.
The A's were without their ace, Sonny Gray, who missed his scheduled
start with flu-like symptoms that sent him to the hospital Monday
for an overnight stay and tests that continued Tuesday.
Oakland called up right-hander Chris Bassitt (0-1) from Triple-A
Nashville, and he allowed just one run on five hits over five
innings in his first start for the A's. Bassitt struck out three and
walked none.
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"I felt OK," said Bassitt, who pitched on three days' rest. "Short
rest is never good for anybody. I'm used to throwing a side
(session) on the fourth day, so I told myself, 'All right, this will
be a really extended side.' I didn't have much feel tonight, so I
just pounded the zone and hoped for the best."
The Rockies took a 1-0 lead against Bassitt in the fourth inning and
added a run in the seventh off reliever Fernando Rodriguez.
Designated hitter Wilin Rosario had a leadoff single, moved to third
on left fielder Brandon Barnes two-out single to right and scored on
a wild pitch to make it 2-0.
"I don't know that we could ask for much more," A's manager Bob
Melvin said of Bassitt. "He threw strikes, got outs, mixed his
pitches, used different velocities with his two-seamer and
four-seamer."
Oakland cut Colorado's lead to 2-1 in the eighth when Zobrist roped
a two-out double off reliever Tommy Kahnle to right and scored on
designated hitter Billy Butler's single.
NOTES: RHP Sonny Gray was admitted to a hospital Monday night for
what the A's called flu-like symptoms, and he was scratched from his
scheduled start Tuesday. RHP Chris Bassitt was called up from
Triple-A Nashville and started against the Rockies, and 1B/3B Max
Muncy was optioned to Nashville. ... Rockies RHP John Axford was
placed on the family medical emergency list before the game. Manager
Walt Weiss said the move had nothing to do with Axford's 2-year-old
son, Jameson, who spent weeks in a hospital in Arizona after being
bitten twice on his right foot by a rattle snake during spring
training. ... The Rockies placed RHP Christian Bergman (right
shoulder inflammation) on the disabled list, retroactive to Monday
LHP Yohan Flande and RHP Justin Miller were called up from Triple-A
Albuquerque. ... The A's signed SS Richie Martin, their first-round
draft pick from the University of Florida.
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