Rockies left-hander Sean Sullivan’s major league debut was impressive but short-lived due to a stomach illness, and Colorado lost, 6-4, to the Athletics on Friday night at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Sullivan pitched three scoreless innings but was unable to go deeper into the game. Manager Warren Schaeffer told reporters after the game that Sullivan was “sick as a dog” and was vomiting during his pregame bullpen session. Schaeffer praised Sullivan for toughing it out for three innings.
Key moments: The A’s scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on a throwing error by catcher Hunter Goodman. The Rockies had Lawrence Butler caught in a rundown between home and third base, but Goodman made a poor throw to third baseman Kyle Karros, and the ball bounced into left field, allowing Butler to score.
The big blow of Colorado’s four-run sixth inning was rookie center fielder Cole Carrigg’s three-run blast to right off right-hander Justin Sterner. Carrigg has two home runs and a triple in his first four major league games. Colorado led 4-2 on Carrigg’s homer.
The A’s tied the game, 4-4, in the bottom of the frame on Max Muncy’s two-run double.
The Athletics’ Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz hit enormous back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning off reliever Seth Halvorsen to take a 2-0 lead. Langeliers’ homer to dead center traveled 450 feet, and Kurtz’s bomb went 471 feet to right-center, making it the longest homer in the majors this season.
Who’s hot: Carrigg, whose power and swagger have given Colorado a burst of energy.
Karros, batting second for the second game in a row, is slowly but surely finding his groove at the plate. He hit 2 for 4 on Friday, raising his average to .232.
Who’s not: Goodman, who compounded his error by going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. His K rate is 34.1%. Goodman, however, does have 18 home runs.
Reliever Zach Agnos, who took the loss, gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits in 2 2/3 innings. His ERA stands at 7.80.
Worth noting: Entering Friday night’s game, Carrigg had played six regular-season career games at Las Vegas Ball Park with Triple-A Albuquerque (all in 2026). He slashed .400/.556/.700 (8 for 20) with three doubles and a home run over those six games.
Pitching probables
Saturday: Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-6, 7.81 ERA) at A’s LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-6, 4.68), 8:05 p.m.
Sunday: Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (6-4, 4.08) at A’s RHP J.T. Ginn (4-3, 3.15), 1:05 p.m.
Monday: Rockies RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-7, 7.54) at Cubs LPH Shota Imanaga (4-6, 4.44), 6:05 p.m.
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