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Starting lineups for Dodgers at Rockies - Aug. 20, 2025
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Axios on MSNWhy the Rockies may avoid a historically bad season
Colorado (36-90) may be spared the shame of owning the worst modern record in MLB history. State of play: If they win six more games, the Rockies ensure they don't match last year's Chicago White Sox,
Just to be clear, last night’s Colorado Rockies walk-off of the Los Angeles Dodgers was glorious. Seriously, it would have been great under any conditions, but given how bad the Rockies have been in 2025, it was doubly so. But after cleaning up the spilled Gatorade and tossed sunflower seeds, it’s important to maintain perspective.
The Rockies have placed pitcher Austin Gomber on waivers after a 0-7 start and 7.49 ERA, moving on from the $6.35M arm.
At 36-90, the Colorado Rockies likely won't finish with the worst record in modern MLB history, but they'll be pretty close. A comedy of errors have the Rockies
The Colorado Rockies were on a heater for the past week. After snapping an eight-game losing streak with their win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 12, the
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Yardbarker on MSNShohei Ohtani survives scare against Rockies, logs one of worst MLB starts
Shohei Ohtani was literally roughed up on Wednesday night in his first-ever regular-season start at Coors Field.Making his 10th start of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani allowed season-highs in hits (nine) and runs (five) as the Colorado Rockies made his time on the mound in Denver painful both statistically and physically.
Now we enter the top half of the mid-season 2025 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, and 20-16. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 23 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc.