ROCKIES ROUT ATHLETICS 23‑9 IN OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies pounded out a season-high 24 hits in a 23-9 victory over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon at Sutter Health Park. Willi Castro went 4 for 6 with two home runs and seven RBIs, including a grand slam in the eighth inning. Hunter Goodman added five hits, two homers and four RBIs. Troy Johnston drove in four runs on two hits, one a home run. Tomoyuki Sugano earned the win, improving to 7-4, allowing four runs over five innings. Jeffrey Springs took the loss, falling to 3-7. Eiberson Castellano recorded the save, his first, throwing three scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Colorado scored in six different innings, beginning with Goodman’s first-inning homer, and pulled away with a six-run fifth. The Athletics answered with four runs in the first but could not keep pace. Tyler Soderstrom homered and drove in two for Oakland. The attendance was 8,268, with the game lasting 3 hours, 24 minutes. The Rockies improved to 27-45, while the Athletics fell to 35-36.