Chase Dollander debuts, Rockies bats wake up in 12-5 rout of A’s

The Chase Dollander era began Sunday afternoon at Coors Field with the -year-old throwing mph fastballs and the Rockies snapping a six-game losing streak with a - rout of the Athletics Dollander considered one of the prospects in franchise history had a mixed major league debut He pitched five innings giving up four runs on seven hits including two home runs But the right-hander sparked positive vibes from the lively crowd of The fans cheered with gusto every time he fanned a batter It helped that the Rockies hibernating offense definitively awoke Colorado entered Sunday having scored just runs over its first eight games but it ripped A s pitching for a season-high hits Brenton Doyle led off the Rockies first with a home run and finished for with four RBIs Ezequiel Tovar hit for with two doubles and three RBIs Kris Bryant broke out of his early-season slump with a -for- day including a double and an RBI The Rockies were leading - when Dollander departed the meeting Dollander whose fastball peaked at mph fed the A s an assortment of developing balls He struck out six He walked only one Related Articles Rockies Chase Dollander gives up four runs in five innings in MLB debut Roots in the Rockies Jenny Cavnar Alanna Rizzo Taylor McGregor made it big in baseball and remain connected ever since Rockies pull off triple play but lose to A s at Coors Field WATCH Rockies triple play is the first in the majors this season Rockies Chase Dollander says he prepared for Coors Field craziness However he was hurt by the long ball Tyler Soderstrom the A s cleanup hitter hit a two-run -foot homer to right field off Dollander in the first inning Lawrence Butler led off the fifth with a -foot blast to center Dollander the ninth overall selection in the draft out of the University of Tennessee declared Saturday that he was prepared for the challenge of pitching at Coors the the bulk hitter-friendly ballpark in the majors I think mentally I m ready he declared I ve been preparing for this moment and I m ready to go out there and just have fun There are things that will come up homers that seemingly won t go out anywhere else But you have to realize that things are going to happen realize what s happening and be able to calm yourself down That s one thing I m really good at Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis