Punchless Rockies lose frigid home opener to A’s in 11 innings

An disclosed sellout crowd of braved snow and frigid temperatures for the home opener at Coors Field Friday afternoon The Rockies gave them a cold shoulder losing - to the Athletics in innings in a championship that took hours and minutes The A s won the meeting with a two-out two-run double to right by Gio Urshela off right-hander Angel Chivilli Not a large number of fans remained at the competition s end but those frozen sparse booed the punchless Rockies who fell to - tying the and teams for the worst start through seven games in franchise history The strikeout-prone Rockies whiffed times hit for with runners in scoring position and left stranded The Rockies tied the challenge - in a funky eighth inning Kyle Farmer hit a one-out double to left field where the ball stuck underneath the wall A s left fielder Miguel Andujar raised his hands calling for a ground-rule double Farmer however kept on chugging and thought he had an inside-the-park homer to tie the tournament Upon review the umpires ruled that the ball had lodged under the wall and ruled the play a ground-rule double The fans howled their displeasure but it was the correct call In the end it really didn t matter because Jordan Beck came through with an RBI single to outcome pinch runner Tyler Freeman who was running for Farmer The first pitch came with snowflakes and degrees tying it with the challenge as the second-coldest home opener in franchise history The coldest home opener was in degrees The contest ended with a temperature of degrees Head-scratching defense cost the Rockies in the sixth and gave the A s a - lead Tyler Soderstrom led off with a single and raced to third on Miguel Andujar s double to left But Rockies Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar threw the ball away allowing Soderstrom to points The A s took a - lead in the first stringing together two-out singles by JJ Bleday Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom off of Feltner Colorado tied the battle in the bottom of the frame on a one-out triple by Tovar and a sacrifice fly by Ryan McMahon who worked a -pitch at-bat off right-hander Osvaldo Bido Related Articles PHOTOS Fans weather the cold for the Colorado Rockies home opener Chase Dollander Rockies top prospect to make MLB debut on Sunday at Coors Field How pitcher Vietnam veteran Rick Fisher uncovered redemption and purpose after decades of drug addiction Weather for Rockies Coors Field openers is dependably a gamble And this year is no different Rockies lose in Philadelphia wasting another strong starting pitching performance to start season - Jacob Wilson s one-out solo homer to left off Feltner put the Athletics ahead - in the fourth Colorado forthwith counterpunched trying the encounter on a leadoff single by Michael Toglia who scored from first on Kyle Farmer s double to right Feltner gave the Rockies a workmanlike five innings yielding three runs two earned on eight hits striking out four and walking one It was a step down from Colorado s otherworldly starting pitching through the season s first six games when the rotation posted a major league-best ERA Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner pitches against the the Athletics in the first inning of the squad s home opener at Coors Field in Denver on Friday April Photo by Andy Cross The Denver Post Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis