The Colorado Rockies just absolutely fell apart against the Washington Nationals, dropping their Monday night game 13-3. This isn’t just a bad loss; it officially stretches their season-high losing streak to a brutal seven straight games. What in the world happened out there? Well, for the few fans that showed up, they saw the Nats put on an offensive clinic after a surprisingly tight start.
From Pitchers’ Duel to Purple Jacket Drama
Seriously, you gotta stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Rockies started off in a true battle. For the first three innings, it felt like a real pitcher’s duel. Ryan Feltner for Colorado and Cade Cavalli for Washington were locked in. Cavalli had been on a roll, carrying some good momentum into this game with an insane 20 consecutive innings without giving up a run. And while Feltner walked CJ Abrams right off the bat in the first and then Dylan Crews, he settled down big time. He struck out Abimelec Ortiz and then, after another walk to Kelbert Ruiz in the second, he sat down the next six batters faced, logging four huge strikeouts. Even had a successful challenge by Brett Sullivan to turn a ball into a strike against Jorbit Vivas, which was a cool moment.
But then, that scoreless streak for Cavalli? Poof. Gone in the fourth. Willi Castro stepped up and absolutely hammered a 96 MPH fastball right down the middle, sending it deep to right field for a solo shot. Castro even got to rock the purple jacket! That blast gave the Rockies a 1-0 lead. Cavalli looked totally rattled after that, giving up a single to TJ Rumfield and then walking Troy Johnston. Luckily for him, a quick mound visit calmed him down, and he managed to escape the inning with three quick outs, two of them K’s, avoiding further damage.
The Fifth Inning: When the Wheels Flew Off
You know how it goes. Things are looking decent, you’ve got a lead, and then BAM! The fifth inning hit, and it was a total disaster for Colorado. Nationals bats went wild, then the Rockies added their own errors to the mix, just to make sure things were extra painful. This whole mess completely erased their early 1-0 lead. And as if things weren’t bad enough, Ezequiel Tovar went down with an injury in that same inning! That’s just rough, man. The Rockies couldn’t claw their way back after that. The momentum shifted hard, and the scoreboard ended up reading 13-3.
This team can’t catch a break, seriously. They grabbed their 50th win back on August 16th, and getting that 51st win? It’s proven to be elusive, stretching this losing streak to a season-high seven straight. Now sitting at 50-80, while the Nats are 61-71, you gotta wonder if anyone can stop the bleeding.
This was just the first game of a four-game series against the Nationals. Can Colorado snap out of this brutal skid and finally grab their 51st win, or are we gonna see this losing streak hit double digits? We’ll find out in the rest of the series.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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