Did the Rockies lose again Saturday night? Is the Pope an American Catholic?
Actually, “lose” is a misnomer. The Rockies were crushed, 21-0, by the Padres in the Rockies’ worst game in what is quickly becoming the worst season in franchise history.
The Padres ripped off 24 hits, including five home runs. Colorado’s comatose offense countered with five hits.
A lively crowd of 38,423, many of them Padres fans, showed up to watch the carnage. The fans did The Wave in the sixth inning. It was impressive. At least they had a good time.
And the fans had a great time cheering veteran catcher Jacob Stallings, who was called on to pitch two emergency innings. Stallings actually struck out former Rockies catcher Elias Diaz in the ninth. Stallings gave up one run on two hits.
Before Saturday’s game, general manager Bill Schmidt addressed the state of the club.
“I feel for the fans, I feel for the people around here,” Schmidt said. “I know we are better than we have played, but we are not good right now. We have to battle through it and get to the other side.”
But right now, it looks like the Rockies will have to climb Mount Everest to reach the other side.
In losing their eighth consecutive game, Colorado fell to 6-33, keeping pace with the infamous 1988 Baltimore Orioles for the worst start after 39 games in the Modern Era (since 1901). The ’88 O’s opened their season with 21 consecutive losses.
There were no key moments in the Padres’ victory; they got rolling with a five-run first inning and kept going. San Diego didn’t stop scoring until the seventh inning when veteran right-hander Tyler Kinley finally shut the door.
Here is a synopsis of the Padres’ Home Run Derby:
• Gavin Sheets hit a two-run homer off Colorado right-hander Bradley Blaylock in the first.
• Jake Cronenworth led off the third with a solo homer off Blaylock.
• Jason Heyward launched a three-run homer off Blaylock in the fourth to make it 12-0.
• Xander Bogaerts led off the fifth with a liner into the left-field seats off reliever Juan Mejia.
• Fernando Tatis Jr. drove a three-run homer to left — also in the fifth — to increase the Padres’ lead to 19-0.
Blaylock, making his third start of the season (second since getting called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on May 2), was charged with 12 runs on 13 hits over 3 2/3 innings. His ERA soared to 12.94.
Saturday marked the seventh consecutive game the Rockies gave up eight or more runs, setting a dubious franchise record.
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Originally Published: May 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM MDT
