A seven-game losing streak to the San Diego Padres was finally snapped as the Colorado Rockies delivered on all fronts to secure an 8-3 victory at Coors Field. Solid starting pitching and an offensive outburst for the lineup have now tied the series 1-1.
With the win, the Rockies have secured their 10th win of the season, a stark contrast to the fact that Colorado lost 50 games in 2025 before winning their 10th game at the start of June.
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Pour Some Sugano On Me
The Rockies were hoping for a bounce-back start for Tomoyuki Sugano after a rough outing against Los Angeles, and “Tommy Sugar” delivered. Sugano ended up working 5.2 innings, allowing just one run on five hits with four strikeouts against one walk.
The lone walk came in the first inning after Ramón Laureano drew a walk to lead off the game and came in to score via a Jackson Merrill single. After the first inning, Sugano allowed just three more base runners, two of which came via singles in the sixth inning that drove him out of the game with two outs.
As he has done each time out, Sugano pounded the zone, throwing 64 of his 101 pitches for strikes. His slider and splitter were especially effective in inducing nine groundouts and two flyouts. It was also the first outing this season where he didn’t allow a home run.
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King of the Hill
With two men on in the sixth and left-handed hitting Gavin Sheets coming up to the plate, the Rockies turned to Jaden Hill out of the bullpen to bail out Sugano. Sporting a .176/.263/.176 slashline against left-handed hitters, Hill successfully retired Sheets on a groundout.
Hill then pitched the seventh and managed to strike out of the side, although Luis Campusano belted a home run to left field for the Padres’ second run of the game, and he issued a free pass. Still, it was another fantastic outing for the right-hander as he sports a shiny 1.80 ERA.
Bye Bye Buehler
The last time Walker Buehler pitched at Coors Field in 2024, he allowed seven runs on seven hits in just four innings of work. While he didn’t surrender that many runs this time around, the Rockies still got after him and chased him from the game after 2.2 innings.
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The damage against Buehler came in the second inning after Troy Johnston kicked things off with a one-out single to right field. After Kyle Karros moved him up ninety feet on a groundout, the Rockies managed to construct a massive two-out rally. Willi Castro, Jake McCarthy (with an assist from the second base bag), and Edouard Julien delivered three-straight singles to give the Rockies a 2-1 advantage. Mickey Moniak then delivered an RBI double to score McCarthy and put two runners in scoring position. Hunter Goodman drew a walk to load the bases for Tyler Freeman, who managed to drive in a run after smoking a ball to Xander Bogaerts who then bobbled the ball trying to rush a throw from a diving stop.
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The Rockies threatened Buehler again in the third inning with a Karros double and walks issued to Castro and Julien to drive him from the game with two outs and the bases loaded. Unfortunately, Moniak couldn’t deliver against the left-handed reliever Kyle Hart to put a bigger blemish on Buehler’s start. In the end, he allowed four runs on eight hits with three walks and two strikeouts on 82 pitches.
Hit Parade
After managing just three singles on Tuesday, the Rockies deployed the offense with authority in tonight’s game. They collected 15 total hits, including seven extra-base hits, while every starter collected a hit by the fifth inning. They scored the four runs in the second and added a run in the fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth.
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Goodman led the offense with three hits, collecting a pair of doubles and a towering solo home run. Moniak had two doubles while TJ Rumfield collected a pair of hits and two RBI. In total, five Rockies had multi-hit games with the bottom third of the order going 5-for-10 on the night. Additionally, the Rockies struck out just six times while drawing four walks.
Perhaps more importantly, five of the Rockies’ eight runs came with two outs as they went 7-for-17 with runners in scoring position.
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Up Next
The Rockies look to win the series on Thursday before heading to New York. Ryan Feltner (1-1, 6.00 ERA) is slated to take the hill for Colorado while the knuckleballer Matt Waldron (0-1, 14.73 ERA) is slated for San Diego.
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First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 pm MT.
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