For two games, Jarrod Parker sat around and waited for his turn to take the mound, watching two pitching staffs get roughed up to the tune of 31 runs. And then the unflappable kid did what few pitchers can do, he tamed Coors Field. Parker allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings, and Brandon Moss drove in three runs to help the Oakland Athletics beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Thursday for their first series sweep on the road since the end of the 2010 season. Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320614127&teams=oakland-athletics-vs-colorado-rockies
