WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies erupted for a season-high 23 runs on 24 hits Sunday afternoon at Sutter Health Park, overwhelming the Athletics 23-9 and snapping a three-game losing streak in front of 8,268 fans.

Colorado, which entered the game with a 26-45 record and had dropped the first two games of this three-game series, scored in six of nine innings and built an early cushion that the Athletics never overcame. The game took 3 hours, 24 minutes.

The Rockies wasted no time putting runs on the board. After Willi Castro struck out to open the game, Tyler Freeman reached on a throwing error by Athletics third baseman Max Muncy and moved to second. TJ Rumfield flied out, but Hunter Goodman launched a two-run home run to center field, his 19th of the season, scoring Freeman. Ezequiel Tovar struck out to end the top of the first with Colorado leading 2-0.

The Athletics answered immediately in the bottom of the first. Lawrence Butler singled, Nick Kurtz walked, and Tyler Soderstrom doubled to right field, driving in Butler. Carlos Cortes followed with a sharp two-run single to right, scoring Kurtz and Soderstrom. After a strikeout called on Zack Gelof following a successful challenge by Colorado, Jonah Heim singled, putting runners at first and third. Muncy then lifted a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Cortes and giving the Athletics a 4-2 lead. Jeff McNeil flied out to end the inning.

Colorado reclaimed the lead in the second. Cole Carrigg singled, and Kyle Karros singled, moving Carrigg to third. Troy Johnston grounded out to second, scoring Carrigg and sending Karros to second. After Braxton Fulford struck out, Castro launched a two-run home run to left-center field, his fourth of the season, scoring Karros and putting Colorado ahead 5-4. Freeman flied out to end the inning.

The Athletics tied the game in the bottom of the second. Alika Williams singled, Butler struck out, and Kurtz doubled to center, scoring Williams. Soderstrom flied out, and Cortes grounded out, leaving the score 5-5.

Both teams went quietly in the third inning. Colorado’s top three batters went down in order, and Athletics hitters also failed to reach base.

Colorado broke the tie in the fourth. Carrigg singled, Karros doubled to center, scoring Carrigg. Johnston then hit a two-run home run to right field, his third of the year, scoring Karros and giving the Rockies a 8-5 lead. Fulford struck out, Castro flied out, and Freeman struck out.

The Athletics halved the deficit in the bottom of the fourth. McNeil walked, Williams singled, and Butler grounded out, moving McNeil to third and Williams to second. Kurtz grounded out to first, scoring McNeil and making it 8-6. Soderstrom grounded out to end the inning.

Colorado blew the game open in the fifth with a six-run outburst. After Rumfield popped out, Goodman hit his second home run of the game, a solo shot to left field, his 20th of the season. Tovar singled, Carrigg walked, and Karros singled to left, scoring Tovar and putting runners at first and second. Johnston doubled to center, scoring Carrigg and moving Karros to third. Fulford then hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Karros and bringing home a fourth run in the inning. Castro singled to right, scoring Johnston, and Freeman tripled to center, scoring Castro. Rumfield flied out to end the inning, with Colorado leading 14-6.

The Athletics responded in the bottom of the fifth. Cortes lined out, Gelof doubled to center, Heim grounded out moving Gelof to third, and Muncy hit a two-run home run to left field, his third of the season, cutting the lead to 14-8. McNeil flied out.

Colorado added four more runs in the seventh. After Johnston grounded out, Fulford doubled to left, Castro singled to third, putting runners at first and third. Freeman grounded into a force out, shortstop to second, scoring Fulford and moving Castro to second. Rumfield tripled to right, scoring Freeman. Goodman doubled to center, scoring Rumfield. Tovar doubled to center, scoring Goodman. Carrigg lined out to end the inning, making it 18-8.

The Athletics scored one run in the bottom of the seventh on a solo home run by Soderstrom, his 12th, but that was all they could muster. Cortes lined out, Gelof singled, Heim doubled but Gelof was thrown out at home on a relay from center fielder Carrigg to second baseman Castro to catcher Goodman. Muncy struck out.

Colorado erupted for five more runs in the eighth. Karros singled, Johnston walked, Fulford walked, loading the bases. Castro then hit a grand slam to right field, his fifth home run of the season, scoring Karros, Johnston and Fulford. Sterlin Thompson struck out, Rumfield followed with a solo home run to right, his ninth. Goodman singled, Tovar singled, Carrigg lined out, and Karros flied out to end the inning, with Colorado leading 23-9.

Neither team scored in the ninth. The Athletics put a runner on base in each of the final two innings but failed to push across any more runs.

Willi Castro was the offensive star for Colorado, going 4 for 6 with two home runs and seven runs batted in. Hunter Goodman finished 5 for 6 with two home runs and four RBIs. Kyle Karros collected four hits, scored three times and drove in two runs. Troy Johnston homered and finished with four RBIs. TJ Rumfield added a home run and two RBIs.

For the Athletics, Tyler Soderstrom homered and drove in two runs. Max Muncy homered and had three RBIs. Nick Kurtz doubled and drove in two runs.

Tomoyuki Sugano earned the win, improving to 7-4. He allowed eight runs on 11 hits over five innings, striking out two and walking two. Jeffrey Springs took the loss, dropping to 3-7. He gave up eight runs on six hits in 2 1/3 innings, with one walk and three strikeouts.

Eiberson Castellano picked up his first save of the season, working three scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out two.

Colorado improved to 27-45, while the Athletics fell to 35-36. The Rockies head to Chicago for a three-game series against the Cubs starting Monday. The Athletics host the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game set beginning Monday.

The Interstat game simulator had projected a final score of Athletics 4, Colorado Rockies 3, and the Interstat ELO system gave the Athletics a 67.40 percent probability to win. The Athletics were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 32 went under the over/under line of 14.