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Rockies Notes: Mickey Moniak Stays Red Hot as Losing Skid Continues

Despite some good performances by Tomoyuki Sugano and Mickey Moniak, the Colorado Rockies continue to lose.
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Colorado Rockies left fielder Mickey Moniak.
Colorado Rockies left fielder Mickey Moniak. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

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The Colorado Rockies are in the middle of a five-game losing streak that’s seemingly been drawn out forever.

That’s not great, to say the least.

The good news is that the team was able to get a much-needed day off due to the fierce snowstorm that made its way through the Denver area Tuesday, though that does mean that the club didn’t have the opportunity to improve its morale. Nonetheless, chances for redemption await in the future.

Still, it’s important to dwell on the past a little bit. Colorado’s latest bout of misery came against the New York Mets in a 4-2 defeat. It was a contest that many Rockies fans will wish to remove from their memory as quickly as possible.

The only major bright spot was Mickey Moniak’s two-hit day, which improved his batting average to .333 and OPS to 1.123. Among qualified hitters, only New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice has a better mark in the latter statistic.

Moniak's outstanding performance through the early-going of the season led MLB to name him outfielder of the month for March/April alongside Mike Trout and Aaron Judge.

Other fun moments included Juan Mejia’s five-strikeout evening through two innings of work out of the bullpen. Brennan Bernardino also shut down the Mets in his one inning on the mound, bringing his ERA down to a stellar 1.88 through the early going of the season.

Starter Tomoyuki Sugano was also fantastic, no-hitting the Mets through the first five innings. Unfortunately, a poor frame in the sixth ended up being the downfall of the evening for both him and the Rockies.

The Rockies are slated to play the Mets on Tuesday at 7:20 p.m. MDT, though inclement weather could get in the way of that. Michael Lorenzen is slated to get the start on Wednesday for the Rockies, with Freddy Peralta going for the Mets. The series finale versus New York will take place on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. MDT.

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Seth Dowdle
SETH DOWDLE

Seth Dowdle is a 2024 graduate of TCU, where he earned a degree in sports broadcasting with a minor in journalism. He currently hosts a TCU-focused show on the Bleav Network and has been active in sports media since 2019, beginning with high school sports coverage in the DFW area. Seth is also the owner and editor of SethStack, his personal hub for in-depth takes on everything from college football and MLB to hockey. His past experience includes working in the broadcast department for the Cleburne Railroaders and at 88.7 KTCU, TCU's radio station.

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