Colorado Rockies Face Atlanta Braves in Openers of Six-Game Homestand

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Today marks the beginning of a three-game series for the Colorado Rockies as they extend their six-game homestand, arranged in Atlanta. Later in the week, a four-game series will take place from Thursday to Sunday in San Francisco. The team faced a sweep by the Cincinnati Reds from Friday to Sunday, marking their fourth losing streak of the season. With a 4-23 record at the start of the season, Colorado has experienced its poorest start through 27 games in the history of the franchise. The 2022 Reds, the 2003 Tigers, and the 1988 Orioles are the only teams in the Division Era (from 1969 onwards) that have lost at least 23 out of their initial 27 matches. The Rockies have claimed victory in their last three home games, winning the final match of each series after suffering defeats in the initial games, including two matches in the series: April 20 against Washington (2nd game), April 10 against Milwaukee, and April 6 against the Track and Field. However, HAVING A POSITIVE OUTLOOK, the relievers for the Rockies maintain a 2.42 ERA over 67.0 innings, allowing 18 earned runs and recording 60 strikeouts, effectively restricting their opponents to a batting average of .219 over the past 16 games since April 10, which ranks as the fifth-lowest bullpen ERA in Major League Baseball over this period. In 11 innings pitched, Jake Bird has achieved a 1.08 ERA (16.2 IP, 2 ER) while allowing 10 walks and recording 23 strikeouts. His 23 strikeouts rank him second among all relievers in Major League Baseball. His 16.2 innings pitched in relief are tied for fourth place. RHP Zach Agnos has not allowed any runs in his first four games (5.1 IP).

On Sunday, he became the third relief pitcher in Rockies history to pitch for a minimum of one inning in each of his first four games while allowing no runs or walks throughout their appearances, joining Rob Scahill (2012) and Ramón Ramírez (2006). Jordan Beck has recorded a hit in six out of his last eight games, achieving a batting average of .346 (9-for-26), along with one triple and five runs batted in throughout that period. He hit a home run in three consecutive games from Thursday to Friday and hit two home runs in back-to-back games on Thursday (Game 2) and Friday, marking the fourth time in franchise history that a player has achieved consecutive multi-home run games, aligning with Carlos González (July 26-27) and Vinny Castilla (2-3, 2015). In the doubleheader on Thursday at Kansas City, he also hit home runs in both games, becoming the 12th player from the Rockies to do so—the two sides of a doubleheader (latest: Stephen Cardullo, August 31, 2016, Los Angeles-NL) and the second Rockie to hit three home runs during a doubleheader (excluding a game with three home runs), joining Larry Walker on July 3, 1999. Beck joined five other Rockies players (making it eight times in total) by hitting at least five home runs over the course of three games, connecting with Trevor Story (September 3-5, 2018), Charlie Blackmon (August 12-14, 2016), Carlos González (September 2-4, 2015), Troy Tulowitzki (September 8-10 & September 15-18, 2010), and Larry Walker (April 28-30, 1999 & April 3-5, 1996). He also made history as the first Rockie to achieve five home runs in just two days, the first Major Leaguer to do so since José Altuve on September 2-3, 2023. As reported by OptaStats, Beck made history by being the second player in MLB to achieve five home runs in his first five games. The entirety of a season's runs occurs over just two days, aligning with Ty Cobb's performance from May 5-6, 1925. The Rockies fell to 0-9 against left-handed pitchers after Sunday’s game, making them the only team in Major League Baseball with this record in a season in which a game was played against a left-handed starter and resulted in no wins. Since March 30, the Rockies have suffered 13 consecutive defeats on the road, marking their only road victory of the season, arriving on March 29 in Tampa Bay, the season's second game. The franchise has reached this milestone for the second time after losing 13 consecutive away games, which matches the record established by the 2008 team (from May 10 to June 2). In their 15 away matches, the Rockies have a batting average of .186, an on-base percentage of .248, and a slugging percentage of .291, resulting in an OPS of .539, which ranks last in the league. They have recorded 158 strikeouts, 35 walks, and 12 home runs, with an average of 2.13 runs and six hits each game, departing with 14 hits in 90 at-bats (.156) when there are runners in scoring position away from home.

On the road, Rockies pitchers have achieved a 5.12 ERA (123.0 IP, 70 ER) against an opponent batting average of .301. Starters have a 5.63 ERA, while the bullpen has a 4.41 ERA. This month, five players from the Rockies have made their Major League debuts: RHP Juan Mejia (4/24), RHP Zach Agnos (4/20), C Braxton Fulford (4/17), OF Zac Veen (4/8), and RHP Chase Dollander (4/6). The five debuts by Colorado are currently tied for the second highest in the Majors; the most recent occasion the Rockies experienced five debuts in a single calendar month was in June 2014. They have made just five debuts this month, with four occurring total times, and the remaining three happening in September (2011, 2006, 1998). On their active roster, the Rockies feature six.