The Colorado Rockies just took another gut punch, falling 6-2 to Detroit and stretching their road losing streak to a brutal seven games. What’s worse? This loss pushes them to within eight games of losing 100 games for the fourth straight season, even after their offense actually out-hit the Tigers. You gotta feel for these guys, especially with what went down on the mound.
Adams Was Dealing, Period.
Rookie Mason Adams, in only his fourth big-league start, gave them every reason to believe this road losing streak might finally snap. He was absolutely electric from the jump, striking out the side in the first. He then navigated a leadoff single and a walk in the second with a clutch ground ball double play. He zipped through the third and fourth innings, facing the minimum and throwing just 52 pitches through four frames. This kid looked primed to go deeper than ever before!
Yeah, the fifth inning saw him labor a bit, throwing 25 pitches. After the Rockies had grabbed the lead, Detroit’s rookie Max Clark tied it up with a solo homer on a low and inside fastball. Adams did walk the next two guys, but he dug deep and got out of the jam with another critical double play. His final line? Just one run on two hits over five incredible innings, with five strikeouts and three walks on 77 pitches. Manager Warren Schaeffer absolutely nailed it, saying Adams “was really good… looked sharp” and that his “poise and his preparation” mean he’s “something that lines up for a long time in the future.” That’s the kind of stuff you love to see.
Then the Bullpen Showed Up…
But then the bullpen doors opened in the sixth, and you just knew it was going to be an uphill battle, especially with this road streak hanging over everything. Rookie reliever Mark Manfredi took the mound, getting a quick out before walking Gleybor Torres. He then got Spencer Torkelson to fly out, and for a split second, it looked like they might actually escape the inning clean. Nope. Not a chance.
Riley Greene stepped up, challenged a strike call that was flipped to a ball, and then absolutely crushed an RBI triple to center field. You could see Cole Carrigg tracking it all the way to the wall, hitting it and getting tangled up as the ball landed right next to his glove. That was the moment, man. Adams’ brilliant effort, completely wasted, all because the bullpen couldn’t hold it down.
This kind of loss is just soul-crushing for any team, but especially for one struggling this much. You watch a young arm like Mason Adams go out there and absolutely battle, give you everything he’s got, and then it all falls apart in the late innings. The Rockies are now staring down that infamous 100-loss mark, just eight games away, and after performances like this, you have to wonder what’s going to give. They need to find a way to finish games, and soon, before this season goes down in the record books for all the wrong reasons.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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