The Rockies’ future may be getting better on paper, but the present keeps turning ugly in a hurry.
Colorado is still stuck in the same old loop: a last-place finish in three straight seasons, 100 losses in each of those years, and a pace that points toward more of the same in 2026. The club needs to avoid dropping at least 19 of its final 31 games just to stay out of triple digits in the loss column, which would at least count as a small step forward. Instead, the bigger problem right now is happening at home.
The Rockies have lost nine straight at Coors Field, matching a franchise record, according to the Denver Gazette. Sunday’s latest setback was a 7-2 defeat to the Cleveland Guardians, capping a sweep at home for the third straight series. The skid ties the 1993 club, the one that dates all the way back to the franchise’s early days at Mile High Stadium.
Nobody inside the room is pretending this is a comfortable place to be. Jake McCarthy addressed the frustration of trying to stay competitive while the losses keep piling up.
“Being in games doesn't really count, right?" McCarthy told MLB.com recently.
"When it boils down, I think we play the game the right way. We play hard, we compete, but at the end of the day, when the losses add up, it is frustrating.”
For now, Colorado is away from Coors Field and trying to reset on the road in Washington. That didn’t bring immediate relief. The Rockies were beaten 13-3 by the Nationals in the opener of a six-game East Coast trip.
Their next chance to stop the bleeding at home comes August 31, when they return to Denver to face the Baltimore Orioles.
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