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.
TV: Rockies.TV
Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM

In the sixth, Colorado’s right fielder got burned by one.

Tyler Freeman left Saturday’s game after he was hit in the head by a pitch from the 24-year-old Brewers ace Misiorowski.

Freeman, 27, crumpled to the ground after the pitch plunked his helmet, eliciting a gasp from the announced attendance of 30,320 at Coors Field. Rockies trainers tended to him, and he was eventually able to walk off the field after being helped to his feet.

“He took it about as good as I think anybody can take 101 (miles per hour) off the helmet,” Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said. “Obviously, it didn’t feel good, but he seems fine.”

Freeman is hitting .273 this season with a .725 OPS. There was no mention of a possible concussion by Schaeffer, who seemed unconcerned about Freeman’s availability.

“You just hate to see it,” Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros said. “I feel horrible for ‘Free,’ and then I also feel horrible for ‘Miz.’ I saw that he was beating himself up over that. But it’s baseball, at the end of the day. You hate to see it, but it’s part of it.”

Misiorowski, who’s emerged as a National League Cy Young award candidate, was visibly upset after the pitch. He put his hands on his knees and turned away from the plate to collect himself as Freeman was examined. Then he proceeded to steer himself out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam. Troy Johnston flew out to shallow left field. Ezequiel Tovar followed with a groundout to end the threat. The Brewers escaped with a 2-1 lead intact.

They scored three insurance runs the next inning to secure an eventual 7-1 win.

“Usually if you’re gonna get an opportunity (to beat) a guy like that, a front line guy, it’s gonna be, you’re usually gonna get one shot at it. Have to cash in,” Schaeffer said. “I mean, we had him right where he wanted him. … Right where we want to be. Just didn’t cash in tonight.”

Misiorowski gave up only one unearned run, which Colorado scored in the fifth after a two-base throwing error by Brewers shortstop Joey Ortiz. Misiorowski struck out eight and allowed four hits, lowering his ERA to 1.50 in 13 starts.

“We were trying to attack the heater,” Schaeffer said. “… You know he’s gonna throw a bunch of them. And you don’t wait a guy like that out. You attack.”

The 6-foot-7 right-hander was backed up by five solo home runs. Milwaukee second baseman Brice Turang hit two of them, including one to open the scoring off Zach Agnos. William Contreras, David Hamilton and Jake Bauers contributed the others. Colorado (24-41) used five pitchers, starting with three innings and two earned runs from Zach Agnos. The 25-year-old was coming off consecutive outings with seven runs surrendered.

Blas Castaño was a bright spot for the Rockies. He relieved Agnos with 2 1/3 scoreless frames, one deadly pick-off move to erase a leadoff walk and several animated celebrations. It was his second straight two-inning appearance without allowing a run, bringing his ERA down to 3.45. When manager Warren Schaeffer removed him in the sixth, Castaño received a smattering of applause and tipped his hat to the crowd on his way to the dugout as if responding to a standing ovation.

Karros provided two doubles and the only Rockies RBI on a night when the rest of their bats were cold.

Pitching probables

Sunday: Brewers LHP Shane Drohan (2-1, 2.87) at Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-6, 8.06), 1:10 p.m.

Monday:��Off day

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Not only has Johnston been one of the National League’s most productive hitters, but he’s also injected fun and energy into the clubhouse. And he’s become a fan favorite.

“People (who) watch television can point directly to Troy, he’s got a big personality,” manager Warren Schaeffer said. “We love Troy here. We absolutely love him. He brings a lot to the table in terms of his skills — on and off the field — and does bring a (special) vibe.”

What the outfielder/first baseman is doing at the plate, especially in the clutch, is exceptional. Entering Friday night’s game against the Brewers at Coors Field, Johnston was hitting .431 (22 for 51, including seven doubles) with runners in scoring position, the second-highest average in the majors behind the Athletics’ Nick Kurtz (.475, 19 for 40).

Overall, Johnston was hitting .320 with 27 RBIs.

Colorado claimed Johnston, 28, off waivers from the Marlins in November. He was by no means a lock to make the big-league team out of spring training, especially since he still has a minor league option and could have been assigned to Triple-A Albuquerque.

“It����ap all still just baseball,” Johnston said during spring training. “But you have to have a good, sound approach and still be athletic. And you have to have fun. So I’m doing what I can to make the team, make the adjustments I need to make, and go out and have fun.”

He’s having a ball right now. Johnston entered Friday’s game with multiple hits in a career-best four straight games. But it’s his ability to deliver baserunners to the plate that stands out most.

“With runners in scoring position, nothing should change,” Schaeffer said. “It’s all mentality. It’s all about how even-keeled you can stay. How slow is your heartbeat?

“I mean, you look at guys like (former Rockies third baseman) Nolan Arenado, or other guys who drive in a lot of runs, they stay the same guy. They don’t freak out because of the situation. They keep the same mentality — which is confidence. And Troy has a ton of it.”

Johnston, who was drafted by Miami in the 17th round of the 2019 draft out of Gonzaga, played six seasons in the minors and didn’t make his major league debut until July 29 of last season. He played in 44 games for the Marlins, slashing .277/.331/.420 with four home runs, two doubles, one triple, and 13 RBIs. With runners in scoring position, he hit .267 (8 for 30).

Johnston prides himself on his ability to handle the bat and put balls in play. He’s learned to exhale at the plate and focus on the task at hand.

“You know, I’ve been playing pro baseball for quite a while,” he said. “I don’t have that many games in the big leagues, but what I have found is that when you just try to put the ball in play, don’t press too much, and just try to make things happen, well, sometimes good things do happen.

“And sometimes it’s out of your hands. That’s all part of baseball. I try to remember that.”

Gordon to IL: Colorado’s starting rotation has taken another hit. Right-hander Tanner Gordon was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 2, with a right hip impingement.

The club recalled right-hander Zach Agnos from Triple-A Albuquerque. There is a chance that Agnos could start in Gordon’s place on Saturday against the Brewers.

Rumfield loses homer. First baseman TJ Rumfield’s home run total dropped from eight to seven on Friday when Major League Baseball made a scoring change.

In the fourth inning of the Rockies’ 8-2 win over the Angels on Tuesday night, TJ Rumfield hit a line drive to right center. Angels right fielder Jo Adell caught up to the ball, but it glanced off his glove, ricocheted off his forehead, and went over the yellow line for a home run. However, MLB ruled that Adell committed a four-base error and took the homer away from Rumfield.

Climbing the Charts

Outfielder/first baseman Troy Johnston is making his mark in his first season with the Rockies:
• .320 batting average: Ranks fifth in the majors (fourth in National League)
•��.347 batting average at Coors Field: Sixth-highest home average in the majors.
•��.431 batting average with RISP: Second-highest average in the majors.
•��17 doubles: Tied for fifth in the majors (fourth in NL)

Note: Through games of June 4
Source: Colorado Rockies

They ripped the Rockies‘ woeful pitching for 25 hits, including 13 extra-base hits — nine doubles, one triple and three homers — on their way to a 19-6 rout.

The Giants’ onslaught included a grand slam by shortstop Willy Adames off Zach Agnos in a seven-run fifth inning. It was the sixth career grand slam for Adames.

The Rockies (22-38) entered the game with two things on the line. First, had they beaten the Giants (23-36), they would have escaped last place in the National League West and planted San Francisco in the cellar. Second, Colorado was looking for its first sweep of the Giants since Sept. 3-5, 2018, at Coors.

No dice. The Giants were aggressive from the outset and kept piling on. The 25 hits were their most since pounding out 27 against the Rockies on Sept. 1, 2020, at Coors Field

“They came out ready to hit today,” Colorado manager Warren Schaeffer said. “It was just a bad game. You have those every now and then. You take winning the series.”

Colorado starter Tanner Gordon pitched three-plus innings, giving up four runs on six hits. Agnos was tagged for seven runs on seven hits, and his ERA soared to 7.78. Juan Mejia gave up three runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning. Keegan Thompson was ripped for three runs on four hits in two innings. You get the idea.

And, for the fourth time in the last 12 games, catcher Brett Sullivan — Colorado’s human white flag — was called on to pitch in relief. In 1 1/3 innings, he gave up two runs on five hits, including a two-run homer to Jesus Rodriguez in the ninth.

Gordon got the hook in the fourth inning after allowing the first two batters to reach. At that point, he had already thrown 75 pitches.

“You got to set the tone for the game, and just a little sloppy in the beginning, just wasn’t getting ahead of guys,” said Gordon, who was coming off a solid start in Los Angeles when he was charged with one run on six hits over five innings.

“(Today) I was basically the complete opposite of what happened last time,” he added. “I mean, it was super efficient, and it just wasn’t today.”

Sunday’s game was not for baseball purists. It took 3 hours and 38 minutes to complete. There were six errors committed (three on each side), 396 pitches (108 in the first two innings) and 98 foul balls.

Pitching probables

Monday: Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-6, 8.08 ERA) at Angels RHP Jose Soriano (6-4, 2.65), 7:38 p.m.
Tuesday: Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4, 4.01) at Angels RHP Grayson Rodriguez (2-1, 7.53), 7:38 p.m.
Wednesday: Rockies RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-7, 7.22) at Angels RHP Walbert Urena (2-4, 2.44), 7:38 p.m.
Thursday: Off day

TV: Rockies.TV
Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM

They lost 15-6 on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium and have lost eight straight at the venerable ballpark. Colorado is 92-177 all-time at Dodger Stadium.

Speaking of bad. Rockies lefty Kyle Freeland had nothing working, and the Rockies trailed 8-1 when he got the hook after four innings.

The final score was deceiving because the Rockies scored five runs in the ninth off infielder Miguel Rojas, who was pitching in relief to save wear and tear on the Dodgers’ bullpen. Included in Colorado’s faux rally against Rojas’ eephus pitches were home runs by Brett Sullivan, the catcher who finished the game on the mound for the third time in a week, and by Kyle Karros.

Key moments: There were three of them, all at the expense of Freeland: Mookie Betts hit a 404-foot, two-run homer to left-center in the first inning to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Enrique Hernandez led off the third with a 371-foot homer to left-center to make it 3-1. Two batters later, Andy Pages hit another solo homer, this one a 418-foot blast to center to make it 4-1. Game, set, match, and the rout was on.

Who’s hot: Willi Castro, who got the start at first base, hit 2 for 3, boosting his average to .264. Castro has five multi-hit games in his last eight starts.

Catcher Hunter Goodman is not actually hot, but he did lead off the second with a home run to center off left-hander Eric Lauer. It was Goodman’s 12th homer.

Who’s not: Freeland, obviously, who has an 8.08 ERA after getting shelled for eight runs on nine hits in four innings. Add in the three homers he served up Tuesday night, and the lefty has given up 12 home runs in nine starts.�� Ten of those homers have come in May.

Right-handed reliever Zach Agnos, so good in his first professional start last Thursday at Arizona — five scoreless innings with one hit, one walk, and four strikeouts — got blasted by the Dodgers. They knocked him around for seven runs on six hits in just two innings. Included in the onslaught was a three-run homer by Betts and a two-run homer by Will Smith in Los Angeles’ five-run sixth.

Worth noting:�� Wednesday night’s series finale will feature two Japanese superstars on the mound. Colorado will start right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, and Los Angeles will start two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani, who enters the game 4-2 with a minuscule 0.75 ERA.

Colorado is 6-18 in May and has been outscored 158-91, a minus-67 run differential.

Pitching probables

Wednesday: Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3, 3.86 ERA) at Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani (4-2, 0.73), 8:10 p.m.
Thursday: Off day
Friday: Giants RHP Logan Webb (2-4, 5.06) at Rockies RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-7, 7.21), 6:40 p.m.
TV: Rockies.TV
Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM

They suffered through another on Thursday night with a 2-1 walk-off loss to the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Corbin Carroll slapped a two-out single through the right side to score Gabriel Moreno for the game-winner.

The loss came one day after Colorado lost 5-4 to Texas.

Colorado’s demise on Thursday began ominously when reliever Juan Mejia walked Moreno to open the frame. Mejia also walked Ketel Marte to move Moreno into scoring position. All told, Colorado pitchers issued eight free passes.

The Rockies, who were 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position, wasted a brilliant start from usual mid-game reliever Zach Agnos. Making his first start since high school, Agnos pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit, striking out four and walking just one.

Key moments: Agnos, making his first big-league start, was stressed only once. In the third inning, he issued a one-out walk to Adrian Del Castillo and a two-out single to Marte, but he induced the dangerous Corbin Carroll to fly out to center to end the inning.

As has been the case much of the season, Colorado failed to get a clutch hit in a key moment. With two on in the sixth, Hunter Goodman grounded into an inning-ending double play. In the eighth, the Rockies loaded the bases and scored their only run when D-backs right-hander Juan Morillo plunked Tyler Freeman with the bases loaded. But Goodman fouled out, and Ezequiel Tovar grounded out to third baseman Nolan Arenado, killing the rally.

Who’s hot: It’s a one-man list, but Troy Johnston went 1 for 3 and boosted his average to .324.

Who’s not: Goodman, who, despite hitting 11 home runs, is batting just .236 after going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. The catcher’s K rate is 36%, and he’s hitting .230 with runners in scoring position.

Worth noting: Colorado made several roster moves ahead of Thursday night’s game. Notably, it called up infielder Chad Stevens from Triple-A Albuquerque, and he started at second base.

The Rockies also recalled Blas Castaño from Triple-A and placed center fielder Brenton Doyle on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 20. He has a left oblique contusion, an injury he sustained trying to make a diving catch against the Rangers on Tuesday. He left the game after one inning.

Colorado also optioned lefty Sammy Peralta to Triple-A and designated lefty Carson Palmquist for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Stevens.

Stevens, 27, was impressive at Triple-A this season and was riding a minor league on-base streak of 49 games dating back to last season when he finished the season with Triple-A Salt Lake. His streak included 39 games this season with Albuquerque, an Isotopes record.

Pitching probables

Friday: Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3, 4.02 ERA)at Diamondbacks RHP Michael Soroka (6-2, 3.49), 7:40 p.m.
Saturday: Rockies RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-6, 7.03) at Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (2-4, 4.78), 8:10 p.m.
Sunday: Rockies LHP Jose Quintana (2-2, 4.08) at Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (1-3, 5.19), 2:10 p.m.
TV: Rockies.TV
Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM

The Rockies’ slumping outfielder was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain on Monday before Colorado hosted Texas at Coors Field. Beck injured the hamstring on Saturday while chasing flyballs before Colorado’s game against Arizona.

This season, Colorado had high hopes that Beck would evolve into an everyday player who could provide juice in the middle of the order. It hasn’t happened. His inability to hit right-handed pitching has limited his playing time and stalled his progress.

“I see a guy who is taking good, solid at-bats against left-handed pitching, and a guy who is struggling against right-handed pitching in general,” manager Warren Schaeffer said.

The statistics illustrate Beck’s dilemma. Against left-handed pitching, he’s slashing .316/.341/.526 (12-for-38) with three doubles, one triple and one home run. But he’s slashing .068 (3 for 44) vs. right-handers, the second-lowest average in the majors against right-handed pitchers (minimum 30 at-bats).

“Listen, honestly, it’s kind of a Catch 22 because he’s not getting a ton of at-bats against right-handed pitching, to be fair,” Schaeffer said. “Because of how our roster is constructed this year, we have a lot of left-handed batters — against right-handed pitching — that have really performed well over the course of the season.”

Schaeffer was referencing left-handed-hitting outfielders Mickey Moniak, Jake McCarthy and Troy Johnston.

“So, Jordan just hasn’t got the opportunities, probably, that he’s wanted so far,” Schaeffer continued. “He’s still a really good baseball player. Still, in my opinion, not a platoon player over the long haul of the future. It’s just where it’s at right now.”

Schaeffer said he doesn’t think Beck’s hamstring injury is severe.

Beck started slowly last season, too, and was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on April 7 after starting the season hitting 3 for 20 (.150) over nine games. He was recalled on April 19 and remained on the big-league roster the rest of the season. Following his recall, Beck slashed .262/.319/.426 with 27 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 16 stolen bases.

During spring training, Beck said he was eager to improve as a hitter from both sides of the plate and geared his offseason routine to that goal.

“You’ve got to adapt at this level,” he said. “If you don’t, you get left behind, so you have to adjust. Every year, pitchers are coming up with new ways to attack you, so we need to handle that and be able to cover both sides of the plate even more.”

Roster shuffle. In other moves on Monday, Colorado optioned right-handed pitcher Blas Castaño to Triple-A Albuquerque and recalled right-hander Zach Agnos. The club also recalled catcher Braxton Fulford from Triple-A.

Fulford was in the starting lineup Monday night as the designated hitter, batting ninth. His promotion gives Colorado three catchers on its 26-man roster.

“We brought him up to hit left-handed pitching and to make our lineup against left-handers more formidable,” Schaeffer said.

O’Dowd rakes. Low-A infielder Jack O’Dowd, the son of former Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd, was named the California League player of the week after slashing .450/.478/1.000 with three doubles, one triple, two home runs, and seven RBIs for the Fresno Grizzlies.

They took several walks in the ballpark on Friday night and rallied from an early 6-0 deficit to stun the Rockies, 8-6. The Braves have won 12 of their last 15 games at Coors.

The Braves’ go-ahead run was a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth by Michael Harris II off Colorado reliever Juan Mejia. Jonah Heim drew a walk from Mejia to lead off the inning.

Atlanta capitalized on three Rockies walks in the eighth inning — two by Zach Agnos, one by Jaden Hill — to score four runs and tie the game, 6-6. The walks set the table for Mauricio Dubon’s three-run triple into the right-field corner off Hill. Austin Riley’s sacrifice fly to right tied the game.

Friday marked the second straight home game that the Rockies’ bullpen gave up a lead of six or more runs. Relievers gave up eight runs to the Padres on April 23. But Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer didn’t buy the theory that Agnos, Hill and Mejia were “pitching too fine” because they were scared of giving up hits at Coors late in the game.

“Our guys haven’t done that much this year, so I’m going to say no to that,” Schaeffer said. “I can see that (given) the history of this ballpark, but this is the big leagues, and you can’t be scared.

“I don’t think that Agnos, or Jaden Hill, or Juan were scared tonight. They just didn’t throw the strikes that we needed.”

The Rockies, back home after an encouraging 4-2 road trip, were in control of the game early behind another strong start from veteran left-hander Jose Quintana and another big night from Mickey Moniak, who extended his hitting streak to 15 games. ��During the streak, Moniak is slashing .368/.429/.684 with four home runs and nine RBIs.

The Rockies appeared to have the Braves on the ropes. But the Rockies managed just one hit after the third inning, and their failure to expand the lead cost them — as it so often does at Coors Field. Right-hander Grant Holmes started throwing effective cutters, and the Rockies failed to adjust. Then three Atlanta relievers blanked Colorado for the final four innings.

“We have to keep going there,” Schaeffer said. “We know where we play, and we know that anything can happen here. We need to continue with the offense.”

The Braves have a major league-best 23-10 record and notched their 12th comeback in. But the Rockies (14-19) blitzed them with a five-run, five-hit first inning. Edouard Julien drew a leadoff walk from Holmes, and then the Rockies banged out five straight hits: a single by Moniak; a double by Hunter Goodman; an RBI single by TJ Rumfield; an RBI safety-squeeze bunt single by Tyler Freemand, and a single to left by Troy Johnston. Toss in an RBI groundout by Willi Castro and a throwing error by first baseman Matt Olson, and the Rockies were cruising.

Moniak’s leadoff 439-foot homer to the second deck in right gave Colorado a 6-0 lead in the second inning. It was Moniak’s 10th homer, tying him with Goodman for the team lead.

Quintana had no trouble taming the potent, but free-swinging Braves lineup. He pitched a season-high six innings, allowing one run on five hits. He struck out three, walked none, and generated 12 swings and misses. His off-speed pitches kept the Braves guessing, and they didn’t make a lot of hard contact.

“Being ahead in counts was the key for me,” Quintana said.�� “I have been working really hard to attack the zone better and I’ve made a few adjustments to my grip to pitch here in Denver.”

Quintana’s one mistake was leaving a 2-2, 79 mph slurve over the plate in the fourth. Atlanta first baseman Matt Olson blasted the pitch for a 415-foot solo homer to right.

Pitching probables

Saturday: Braves LHP Chris Sale (5-1, 2.31 ERA) at Rockies TBA (opener), 6:10 p.m.
Sunday: Braves TBA at Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-2, 3.48), 1:10 p.m.

TV: Rockies.TV
Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM

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Colorado (6-9) wasted an early 4-0 lead, walked seven Padres batters, and lost, 9-5, at Petco Park. Four of the seven walks turned into runs.

Three consecutive losses to the Padres have erased the feel-good vibes from Colorado’s four-game winning streak.

Key moments: The Rockies led 4-3 in the fourth when starter Ryan Feltner gave up a one-out double to Miguel Andujar, a walk to Freddy Fermin, and a two-out, three-run home run to Ramon Laureano.

Colorado loaded the bases in the ninth, but San Diego super closer Jason Adam got Ezequiel Tovar to pop out to second, ending the game. Adam has yet to give up a run this season.

Who’s hot: Mickey Moniak, who started in right field and hit third, hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo homer in the third. He also drove in Ezequiel Tovar with a single in the eighth for his fourth home run of the night.��Moniak has a team-leading four home runs.

Leadoff hitter and second baseman Edouard Julien is hitting .344 after a 2-for-3 night that included a solo home run and two walks.

Jordan Beck continues struggling at the plate (0 for 3, his average down to .103), but he made a sensational, running, leaping catch in left field to rob the Padres’ Nick Castellanos of a three-run homer in the first inning.

Who’s not: Starting pitcher Ryan Feltner was not sharp. He fell behind in counts, and it cost him, especially in the third inning when Manny Machado ambushed Feltner’s 3-0 fastball for a two-run homer. Feltner gave up seven hits and six runs over four innings as his ERA rose to 7.30.

Right-handed reliever Zach Agnos walked three straight batters — and walked in a run — in the sixth. He was charged with three runs (two earned) in 1 1/3 innings. His ERA rose to 7.56.

Worth noting: Right-hander German Marquez, the former Rockies All-Star, started for San Diego. The Rockies beat him up pretty good, hitting three homers, but he hung around for five innings and picked up the win.

Pitching probables

Sunday: LHP Kyle Freeland (1-1, 2.30 ERA) at Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (1-2, 5.54), 2:10 p.m.

Monday: Off day

Tuesday: Rockies RHP Michael Lorenzen (1-1, 9.00) at Astros TBD, 6:10 p.m.

TV: Rockies.TV

Radio: KOA NewsRadio 850 AM & 94.1 FM

Colorado entered the fifth inning of the series opener against the Astros down 3-0, and got two runs the honest way when Edouard Julien singled home a couple to cut the score to 3-2.

Then came the help from the LoDo heavens in a 9-7 win, marking the Rockies’ first consecutive victories this season.

“We put the pressure on the Astros today,” said right fielder Troy Johnston, who led the way with three hits, two RBIs, two runs scored and a mega homer. “They had a spot starter, and some trouble in the bullpen, and we took advantage.”

The Rockies plated six runs with two outs in the fifth, and Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena was at the center of three plays that extended the inning when it should’ve been over.

Pena took a bad first step off the bat on a Hunter Goodman grounder to the shortstop’s left, turning a likely out into a single. The next batter, Johnston, hit a chopper up the middle. Pena was shifted perfectly up the middle to field it and step on second for the third out, but the grounder careened off the bag into the outfield for an RBI double.

When Johnston got to second, he let out an animated shrug.

“I thought Pena made an error on the play,” Johnston said. “(Houston second baseman Jose) Altuve told me it was a double, and I didn’t believe him until I looked up at the board and saw the replay. (Sometimes) it’s better to be lucky than good.”

After T.J. Rumfield cashed in on that fortuitous home-field bounce with a two-RBI triple the next at-bat, Willi Castro roped an RBI single to make it a taco’s inning. Pena then committed an error, booting an easy grounder by Brenton Doyle, that enabled Kyle Karros to hit an RBI single a couple batters later.

All that gave Colorado an 8-3 lead, the most runs the club’s scored in an inning this season, and left the Astros visibly relieved when they jogged off the field following Julien’s lineout to left that ended the frame after 14 batters.

“It was nice to see the boys passing the baton, getting the next guy to the plate any way they could,” Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said. “We took balls and we looked a lot more comfortable tonight.”

The 14-batter inning was the most for the Rockies since 2018, when they did so in a game against the Cardinals in Denver.

It was Houston that had all the momentum prior to that at-bat parade. The Astros scored twice in the opening inning off right-hander Ryan Feltner via a double by Carlos Correa and a single by Christian Walker. Then, the visitors made it 3-0 in the fourth when Cam Smith blasted a 462-foot tank to dead center off a piped Feltner fastball, the longest homer in the majors this season.

Feltner still ended up getting the win, his first such decision since September 17, 2024, in what Schaeffer called “an outing to build on.”

But after the Rockies put together their big inning off the combination of Houston pitchers Cody Bolton (making his first career start) and Ryan Weiss — a frame that also featured three walks and a sacrifice bunt — the Colorado bullpen ensured the Astros weren’t able to fully rally. Through 10 games, relievers have been a strength for the Rockies (4-6).

Houston scored one in the sixth after Feltner loaded the bases, resulting in the end of his night, but Jimmy Herget escaped the jam with only a sacrifice fly. Colorado got that run back in the bottom of the frame thanks to Johnston’s no-doubt homer to right, and the right fielder was greeted with a new celebratory purple fur coat in the dugout following the 407-foot mash.

Johnston was sitting slider on his first-pitch homer off Weiss, and the pitcher put one right in his wheelhouse. That capped a strong night for Johnston, who started out the evening with a surprise bunt single to lead off the second inning, when the ball stopped right on the line just short of third base.

Even with the Rockies in command following the fifth, in typical Coors Field fashion, the game wasn’t over until it was over.

The Astros ripped Zach Agnos in the eighth to make it 9-7, and Agnos was pulled with one out and two men in scoring position, including the tying run at second base. But Juan Mejia induced a flyout and a groundout to end the threat, then set Houston down in order in the ninth for his first save of the season and second of his career.

“That was two huge outs in the eighth inning, and then (Mejia) came back out and did the same thing in the ninth,” Schaeffer said. “His stuff is nasty and he’s got a low heartbeat, so it’s a good combo.”

Of note, the Rockies had starter Michael Lorenzen warming up in the ninth should Mejia have gotten into trouble. Schaeffer said that will be a staple for the Rockies moving forward on the right-hander’s bullpen days.

“Instead of him throwing a bullpen, he’s going to be available for an inning out of the ‘pen,” Schaeffer said. “He’s come out of the ‘pen many times in his career. He wants to help the team, and we’re going to let him.”

The three-game series resumes on Tuesday night when southpaw Kyle Freeland takes on Houston right-hander Mike Burrows.