Abraham Toro's clutch homer lifts Athletics past Rockies

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Abraham Toro led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking home run to help the Oakland Athletics beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 5-4 in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.

J.D. Davis and Seth Brown also homered for the A's, who ended an eight-game losing streak.

Ezequiel Tovar homered twice and Ryan McMahon added another blast for the Rockies, who have lost