Rockies Sweep A's Thanks To Cook's Gem

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Jun 28, 2009 5:33 pm US/Mountain

Rockies Sweep A's Thanks To Cook's Gem

Click to enlarge 1 of 2: Aaron Cook #28 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum on June 28, 2009 in Oakland, California.
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Aaron Cook took a shutout into the ninth inning and won his fifth consecutive start as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Sunday.

Chris Iannetta, Carlos Gonzalez and Seth Smith each drove in a run for the Rockies, who completed their first sweep of the A's and their fourth sweep in June.

Ryan Sweeney had two hits for the A's, who lost their fifth, matching their season high.

Cook (8-3) gave up nine hits while walking one and striking out four. The Rockies' franchise wins leader (60) had a 12-inning scoreless streak against the A's end.

Former A's closer Huston Street earned his 19th save in 20 chances by getting the final two outs. He saved all three games of the series.

A's starter Vin Mazzaro (2-3) gave up three runs on five hits in five-plus innings. He walked four and struck out eight in losing his third straight, all in interleague play.

The Rockies have won 20 of their last 23 games, and improved to 22-7 under Jim Tracy.

The A's finished 5-13 in interleague play, their worst performance against the National League.

The Rockies scored twice in the second inning on Iannetta's RBI forceout and Smith's run-scoring double. Gonzalez added an RBI double in the sixth.

Kurt Suzuki's single to open the ninth ended Cook's outing. Street gave up singles to Cabrera and Sweeney before striking out pinch-hitter Nomar Garciaparra and Mark Ellis and getting Adam Kennedy to fly out to left.

NOTES: Mazzaro failed to finish the sixth inning for the first time in his career. ... Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 11 games. ... Smith's double gave him a career-high six-game hitting streak. ... Ellis returned to the lineup after missing the past 55 games. ... A's 1B Daric Barton was optioned to Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League to make room for Ellis. ... Rockies 1B Todd Helton recorded his second triple of the year and the 33rd of his career.