It’s official. The Colorado Rockies just got swept in three straight series for the first time in franchise history. Yes, you read that right. Not only did they drop Saturday’s game to the Guardians 7-2, completely spoiling Larry Walker’s statue unveiling day at Coors Field, but this loss also marks their ninth-straight defeat at home. That’s a new one for Coors Field, and something that hasn’t happened in Denver since 1993 back at Mile High Stadium. This team is in a complete freefall.
Rockies Hit Rock Bottom With Historic Home Stand
Talk about a nightmare scenario. Saturday’s defeat was also their sixth-straight loss overall, solidifying one of the worst homestands in club history. It’s only the third time ever they’ve gone 0-6 or worse on a homestand, and the first time since that tough stretch against San Francisco and San Diego back in September 2026. The atmosphere around the ballpark, meant to be a celebration, just evaporated. The offense, man, it went completely missing after the second inning, leaving runners stranded and fans shaking their heads. You gotta ask, where’s the fight?
Pitchers Gassed From the Jump, Batters Can’t Drive ‘Em In
The pitching was a mess, honestly for both squads, but especially for the home team. Tomoyuki Sugano had a day he’ll want to forget. This was his shortest career start, tying his record with just three innings pitched, a feat he’d only managed twice before in 22 starts. He got absolutely shelled, giving up five runs on nine hits, one walk, and two strikeouts. Get this: he threw a career-high 45 pitches in the first inning alone! That’s the most any Rockies starter has thrown in the first frame all season. Manager Warren Schaeffer nailed it after the game, saying it felt “similar to the last outing” with Sugano getting “behind in counts early.” Schaeffer said they just compounded that against a team that battles at the plate, leading to “tons of foul balls today” and the pitch count ballooning. Sugano ended up with 92 pitches through three innings. Ninety-two!
Foster Griffin came in, and while he started quick with 10 pitches, he then threw 47 in the second. The two teams combined for 130 pitches through two innings, the second-most in any MLB game this season. Griffin did settle down some, getting a quick third with only one hit, helped by a Willi Castro TOOTBLAN, and a 1-2-3 fourth. He finished after five innings, allowing two runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Oh, and those foul balls? They were a killer. A Chase DeLauter 10-pitch at-bat for an RBI triple in the first set the tone, with 11 foul balls in that inning alone and 41 total through the first two innings. Just exhausting for everyone involved.
Look, on the bright side, they didn’t give up a home run, which is the first time that’s happened since August 2 against Kansas City. A small win, I guess? But with the offense going silent and the pitching struggling to find its rhythm, this team needs to find something, anything, to spark a turnaround. It’s tough out there right now, and the fans deserve better than watching history being made for all the wrong reasons.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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