The Colorado Rockies fell to 4-23 at the beginning of the season, matching the 2022 Reds, 2003 Tigers

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The Colorado Rockies fell to 4-23 at the beginning of the season, matching the 2022 Reds, 2003 Tigers, and 1988 Orioles as the only teams in the Divisional Era (since 1969) to suffer 23 losses in their first 27 games. They also dropped to 0-9 against left-handed starters, making them the only Major League team this season that has not secured a victory in a game with an opposing left-handed starter. SP Bradley Blalock (4. 0,7,6,6,2,1) had his initial start of the season and his third appearance in total this year … it marked his first starting game for the Rockies since September. On October 10, 2024, at Detroit, he has a record of 1-4 and an ERA of 6. 95, having pitched 33. 2 innings and allowed 26 earned runs in his seven career starts. LF Jordan Beck (1-3, RBI) ended the Reds' no-hitter in the fifth inning. He has recorded hits in six out of his last eight games, achieving a batting average of . 346 (9-for-26) with one triple, five home runs, and nine RBIs in this period. RHP Zach Agnos made his Major League debut by pitching two innings, where he allowed two hits and recorded one strikeout, fanning Jeimer Candelario in the eighth inning for his initial strikeout at this level. This was the first time in his career he pitched two full innings. He is now the third relief pitcher in Rockies history to accomplish at least one inning in each of his first four outings without giving up any runs or walks, following in the footsteps of Rob Scahill (2012) and Ramón Ramírez (2006).

SS Alan Trejo (1-3, R) achieved his 100th hit in the Major Leagues with a single during the eighth inning. The Rockies were defeated 3-0 by the Cincinnati Reds in a weekend series, concluding their nine-game road trip with a 6-3 record, which included matches against Baltimore (2-1), Miami (1-2), and Colorado (3-0). This marks the second time this season they have completed a series sweep, the first being against Pittsburgh in a three-game series held in Cincinnati from April 11-13. With this victory, they have achieved their fourth consecutive win, tying their longest winning streak of the season (which also occurred from April 11-15). They have now improved to 12-1 in their last 13 games against. The Rockies, who have achieved six consecutive victories at Coors Field. SP Nick Lodolo (7. 0, 2, 0, 0, 1, 9) maintained a no-hitter against the Rockies for 5. 2 innings, only giving up an infield single, marking the longest no-hit attempt of his career (previously 5. 0 IP on April 13, 2024, at Chicago-AL) … this was his third start where he pitched at least seven scoreless innings (most recent: April 8, 2023, at PHI, 7. 0 IP) … it was the fourth instance this season where a Reds starter achieved seven scoreless innings (with Hunter Greene doing it twice and Brady Singer once) … this game represented his fourth quality start for the season, which ties him with Hunter Greene for the team's highest … he struck out a season-best nine batters, which is the highest number for him in a game since August. February 22, 2024, at PIT (9).

SS Elly De La Cruz (2-4, R, RBI) has increased his hitting streak to 11 games, which matches the longest single-season hitting streak he has had in his career (previous: July 8-24, 2024) … he has also raised his on-base streak to a personal best of 16 games this season … during this 16-game span, he has a slash line of . 297/. 378/. 453, scoring 13 runs and driving in 14 RBI … he achieved his 71st career multi-hit game, which ties him for 12th place in franchise history among Reds switch hitters with D’Angelo Jimenez. Gavin Lux, playing second base, achieved his career-high hitting streak of 11 games by going 2-for-4 with a run, a double, and an RBI. In this period, he has a batting average of . 487 (19 hits in 39 at-bats), scoring 10 runs and posting an OPS of 1. 206. 3B Noelvi Marte (3-5, 2B, 3 RBI) recorded a multi-RBI performance in each game of this series … he hit 7-for-15 with a double, a home run, and 7 RBI across the three games … this marks the first time in his career that he has achieved an RBI streak of three games or more, making him the first player on the Reds this season to collect multiple RBI in three consecutive games.