Of all the numbers that have illustrated just how historically bad the Colorado Rockies have been to start the 2025 season, there is another record the franchise is approaching that is head-shaking as well.
With the 13-5 win by the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon that secured a three-game sweep over the Rockies at Coors Field, Colorado’s pitchers allowed at least one run in their 184th consecutive game. Not only is that an ongoing franchise record, but it’s also the fifth-longest streak in modern MLB history (dating back to 1901).
The St. Louis Browns allowed runs in 199 consecutive games from June 22, 1939, to July 31, 1940, to set the all-time mark. Right behind them is the Oakland A’s, who went 198 games without a shutout between April 7, 1997, and May 17, 1998.
Colorado now owns the fifth- and sixth-longest scored-upon streaks on the list. The Rockies recorded the franchise’s first-ever shutout on April 13, 1994, ending a streak of 169 games that began with its inaugural game on April 5, 1993.
The current runs-allowed streak by the Rockies could have already blown past the Browns had it not been for the team’s lone shutout of 2024, an 8-0 road victory over the San Diego Padres on May 15. Prior to that, Colorado’s last shutout happened on August 6, 2023, in a 1-0 road win over the St. Louis Cardinals, the last of six blankings posted during the 2023 campaign.
Colorado entered Monday’s off day with a collective 5.53 ERA, the second-highest mark among MLB’s 30 teams (only the Athletics are higher at 5.68).
Colorado’s biggest problem on the mound this year, however, has been its starting pitching. Rockies starters have combined for an MLB-high 6.62 ERA, more than a run higher than the team immediately above them in the rankings (Miami Marlins at 5.45).
On Tuesday, Colorado begins a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field, where the Rockies are just 6-25 this year. At 12-53 overall, the Rockies are tied with the 1932 Boston Red Sox for the worst start to a season since 1901.
