Each week, The Denver Post provides an update on the Rockies’ path to becoming the worst MLB team in the modern era.
Current Record: 26-76
On Pace for: 41-121
Infamy Tracker: The Rockies are trending up following a promising homestand to open the second half in which they clinched their first home series win of the season by taking two of three from the Twins, then won another series by taking two of three from the Cardinals. In Wednesday’s matinee, a 6-0 victory, Colorado registered its first shutout in 220 games. The drought was the longest in baseball’s modern era, blowing by the previous record of 199 straight games without a shutout set by the St. Louis Browns across 1938-39. The homestand surge moved the Rockies’ current record into a dead heat with the 2024 White Sox, as Colorado is now on pace to tie Chicago’s modern era record of 121 losses.
Where others were after 102 games: 2024 White Sox 27-75; 1962 Mets 26-76; 2003 Tigers 28-74; 1916 Athletics 20-81-1; 1935 Braves 26-76; 1988 Orioles 32-70; 2019 Tigers 30-72; 1932 Red Sox 26-76; 1904 Senators 22-76-4; 1899 Cleveland Spiders 17-85.
Telling statistics: The Rockies’ run differential is currently -247. They are on pace to finish with a run differential of -392, which would shatter the modern record for worst run differential set by the 1932 Boston Red Sox at -349.
Coming up: The Rockies hit the road for a six-game trip through Baltimore and Cleveland, then return to LoDo for a six-game homestand against Pittsburgh and Toronto.
Player to watch: First baseman Michael Toglia is on pace to break the Rockies’ record for strikeouts in a single season — the third straight year a Colorado batter has done so. Third baseman Ryan McMahon set the bar at 198 in ’23 and shortstop Ezequiel Tovar broke it last year at 200. Toglia currently has 123 strikeouts in 82 games, an average of 1.5 Ks per game. Toglia likely won’t play all 60 games remaining, but if he continues that pace and plays at least 52 games, he’ll surpass the 200 mark.
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