Rockies 2, Athletics 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven shutout innings, and the Colorado Rockies ended their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory against the Oakland A's on Tuesday night at the O.co Coliseum.
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.
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 -- singling in the fourth.
De La Rosa (5-3) had to leave his last start against Arizona in the sixth inning with a cut on his left middle finger, but he appeared to be fully recovered Tuesday. De La Rosa allowed just four hits, walked four and struck out four, leaving him one strikeout shy of 1,000 for his career.
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 Lowrie to ground into a fielder's choice.
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.
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.
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.
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 had a one-two-three inning for his second save of the season and 125th of his career.
Colorado snapped the scoreless tie with a run in the top of the fifth. First baseman Ben Paulsen lined a leadoff single, and catcher Michael McKenry singled him to second. Then, with two outs, center fielder Charlie Blackmon hit Bassitt's hanging curve for an RBI single to center, driving in Paulsen and moving McKenry to third.
With Tulowitzki at the plate, the Rockies appeared ready for a big inning, but Blackmon tried to steal second on an 0-2 pitch, and Phegley threw him out.
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.