Fastball

Colorado Rockies Lose Again to Continue Historically Poor Start to Season

Thanks to their blowout loss at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, the Colorado Rockies dropped further into last place with a historic 4-23 record.

Sam Connon

Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black (10) reacts to a balk called by home plate umpire Paul Clemons in the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field.
Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black (10) reacts to a balk called by home plate umpire Paul Clemons in the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field. / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
In this story:

The Colorado Rockies have had a tough time hanging around in games so far in 2025, and that remained the case on Sunday.

The Cincinnati Reds scored three runs in the first inning and ultimately led 7-0 through five. Even when the Rockies finally scored a run in the eighth, the Reds answered in the ninth to close out an 8-1 victory.

As a result, Colorado dropped to 4-23 on the season. That is good for the worst record in baseball, 2.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox.

According to Underdog Sports’ Justin Havens, the Rockies are the fifth team in the modern era to start a season 4-23 or worse. The 2022 Reds were the last team to start so slow.

Sunday’s seven-run loss brought the Rockies’ run differential down to -69, which is 30 runs worse than anyone else in MLB this season.

Havens also noted that Colorado is one of just seven teams in the Wild Card era to carry a run differential that bad through 27 games. That puts them in the same company as the 2024 White Sox, who wound up posting the worst record in MLB in over a century.

This marks the fourth year in a row that a team has been so thoroughly outplayed to this point in a season. The 2022 Reds also achieved the lowly feat, as did the 2023 Oakland Athletics. Needless to say, none of those teams contended for a playoff spot.

Colorado has a chance to snap its six-game losing streak against the Atlanta Braves on Monday. First pitch is scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET.

Related MLB Stories

  • DURAN STEALS HOME: Jarren Duran did more than just steal home against the Guardians on Saturday, also notching a triple, two RBIs and three runs to earn a spot in the Red Sox history books. CLICK HERE
  • FORMER GM PASSES AWAY: Walt Jocketty held various front office positions with the Athletics, Rockies, Cardinals and Reds over his five decades in MLB. CLICK HERE
  • MARLINS ROOKIE MASHING: Agustín Ramírez has accomplished something in the first three games of his MLB career that has never been seen in the modern era, earning the Miami Marlins top prospect a spot in the history books. CLICK HERE

Follow Fastball On SI on social media

Continue to follow our Fastball On SI coverage on social media by liking us on Facebook and by following us on Twitter @FastballFN.

You can also follow Sam Connon on Twitter @SamConnon.

Published
Sam Connon
SAM CONNON

Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

Home/History