The Athletics<\/a> notched a three-run outburst in both the sixth and seventh innings for a 7\u20134 comeback victory over the Colorado Rockies<\/a> Saturday evening in Denver. It was the Rockies’ sixth consecutive loss.<\/p>\n Left-handed starter JP Sears<\/a><\/strong> spun his second Quality Start of the season, this time earning the win. Facing 26 hitters across 6 1\/3 innings, he allowed three runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out two while allowing one home run.<\/p>\n Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson<\/a><\/strong>, for the second straight day, belted the go-ahead hit, this time a two-run double down the left-field line. He also fell victim to a rare around-the-horn triple play, grounding into the 5\u20134\u20133 triple killing in the second inning. It was the first time anyone from the Athletics hit into a triple play since 2021.<\/p>\n The Rockies, after turning the triple play, promptly took a 2\u20130 lead in the bottom of the second. With two outs, Kyle Farmer<\/a><\/strong> doubled to left-center before Sean Bouchard<\/a><\/strong> ripped a high-arcing clout into the left-field seats. They padded their lead in the third when Hunter Goodman<\/a><\/strong> grounded into a 6\u20134\u20133 double play with no one out and the bases loaded. Brenton Doyle<\/a><\/strong> scored from third on the play.<\/p>\n The Athletics slashed the deficit to 3\u20131 in the top of the fourth off Rockies starter German Marquez<\/a><\/strong>. Lawrence Butler<\/a><\/strong> led off with an infield single, outracing Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia<\/a><\/strong> to the bag on a slow bouncer. Replays suggested that Toglia beat Butler to first, but the Rockies could not challenge due to an unsuccessful attempt in the second inning. Butler advanced to second on a Brent Rooker<\/a><\/strong> groundout. He took third on a wild pitch and scored the unearned run when catcher Hunter Goodman\u2019s throw to third missed wide to the right by at least 20 feet.<\/p>\n The Athletics took the lead in the sixth. With no outs and runners on first and second, Tyler Soderstrom<\/a><\/strong> laced a double down the right-field line, scoring JJ Bleday<\/a><\/strong> from second and advancing Shea Langeliers<\/a><\/strong> to third. That brought up Wilson for the go-ahead double.<\/p>\n In the seventh, the Athletics extended their lead to 7\u20133 thanks to two homers with a walk sandwiched in between. Rooker launched a one-out solo shot to dead center, barely eluding Doyle\u2019s leaping robbery attempt. Bleday walked, his third free pass of the game, before Langeliers brought him home with a no-doubter to dead center. A solo home run in the bottom of the eighth by Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon<\/a><\/strong>, who started the triple play, completed the scoring.<\/p>\n The Athletics drew seven walks, three each by Bleday and Langeliers, while limiting themselves to six strikeouts. Six of those walks were off Marquez, forcing him to tire earlier due to using more pitches to get through innings.<\/p>\n When Marquez tired in the sixth, the Athletics pounced. Getting into the Rockies\u2019 struggling relief unit was huge. Rockies starters entered the game with a major league-leading 1.64 ERA (7 ER, 38 1\/3 IP), but Rockies relievers entered the game with a 7.89 ERA (19 ER, 21 2\/3 IP). Additionally, Rockies relievers entered the game with a 52% Scoreless Outing Percentage (13-of-25), also last in the majors.<\/p>\n The Athletics did not let the second-inning triple play or a 3\u20130 deficit defeat them. They remained patient at the plate and took advantage of the opportunities in the sixth and seventh.<\/p>\n The Athletics did not let the Rockies chip away at their 7\u20133 lead in the seventh despite having runners on first and second with one out. They also limited the damage in the eighth to only one run even though the Rockies brought the tying run to the plate.<\/p>\n The Athletics had runners on first and second with nobody out in the second but came up empty after the triple play. In the very next inning, they had a runner on first with one out and also came up fruitless, grounding into a side-retiring double play.<\/p>\n Wilson\u2019s nine-game hitting streak to open the season is the longest by an Athletic since Billy Butler<\/a><\/strong> opened the 2015 season with 12. He also has not struck out in 55 consecutive plate appearances dating to the bottom of the sixth on September 22, 2024. It is the longest active streak in the majors. \u2026 Rooker now leads the Athletics with four homers and has gone yard in three of his last four games. \u2026 Sears has won both of his career starts at Coors Field, allowing four earned runs across 11 1\/3 innings (3.18 ERA). He also has logged three straight quality starts dating to his last start of the 2024 season.<\/p>\n The triple play was the fifth in Rockies history and the first since victimizing Paul Goldschmidt<\/a><\/strong> of the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> on September 1, 2015. It came in the ninth inning of the first game of a double header at Coors Field. The play went from Jose Reyes<\/a><\/strong> to DJ LeMahieu<\/a><\/strong> to Ben Paulsen<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Wilson\u2019s father, Jack<\/strong><\/a>, also participated in a triple play. This came with the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> on April 12, 2009 against the Cincinnati Reds<\/a>. With Brandon Phillips<\/a><\/strong> on second and Jay Bruce<\/a><\/strong> on first, Wilson caught a line drive from Edwin Encarnacion<\/a><\/strong>. He fed Freddy Sanchez<\/a><\/strong> at second to force Phillips, and Sanchez fired to first baseman Adam LaRoche<\/a><\/strong> to force Bruce. \u2026 The younger Wilson became the first player to hit in a triple play before striking out in a season since Orlando Palmeiro<\/a><\/strong> of the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> lined into one on April 10, 2003. Wilson is the first player to ground<\/em> into a triple play before striking out in a season since Bobby Bonilla<\/a><\/strong> did so for the Baltimore Orioles<\/a> on April 3, 1996.<\/p>\n An adult Rockies fan sitting in the front row of the left-field seats camped under Bouchard\u2019s home-run ball in the second. Despite wearing a glove and being in good position, he missed the big fly and fell onto the seat of his pants. Watch below:<\/p>\nAthletics \u2013 Rockies Game Summary<\/h3>\n
What Went Right for the Athletics<\/h3>\n
Plate Discipline<\/h4>\n
Capitalization on Opponent Mistakes<\/h4>\n
Resilience<\/h4>\n
Clutch Pitching<\/h4>\n
What Went Wrong for the Athletics<\/h3>\n
Inopportune Ground Balls<\/h4>\n
Quick Hits<\/h3>\n
I Got It! I Got It! WHOOPS!<\/h4>\n