NL West-leading Padres hand Rockies worst shutout loss in franchise historical past with 21-0 rout

One of many worst groups in baseball historical past had the worst evening in franchise historical past Saturday. The Colorado Rockies received blown out by the San Diego Padres at Coors Area (SD 21, COL 0) for his or her eighth straight loss and their thirty third loss in 39 video games this season. The 21-0 rating is the worst shutout loss in Rockies historical past and one of many worst in baseball’s Trendy Period (since 1900).

I am going to say this a lot: Colorado’s social media crew has executed an important job rolling with the punches:

The Padres scored 5 runs within the first inning, one run within the second, one run within the third, eight runs within the fourth, 4 runs within the fifth, one run within the sixth, and one run within the eighth. Each starter had at the least one hit and 7 of the 9 starters had a number of hits. No. 9 hitter Elias Díaz was the one Padres starter with out an RBI. He went 3 for 4 with two doubles and a stroll.

Xander Bogaerts, Jake Cronenworth, Jason Heyward, Gavin Sheets and Fernando Tatis Jr. all went deep in Saturday’s win. The Padres scored their 21 runs on 24 hits and 5 walks. They went 10-19 (.526) with runners in scoring place and struck out solely 4 instances in 56 plate appearances.

The 21 runs are the second most in Padres’ historical past. They scored 24 runs in a 24-8 win over the Washington Nationals on July 16, 2021. Earlier than Saturday, San Diego’s largest shutout win was a 13-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 11, 1991. Colorado’s earlier worst shutout loss was a 17-0 beatdown by the then-Florida Marlins on Sept. 17, 1995.

Saturday was the tenth time in franchise historical past the Rockies allowed at the least 20 runs in a recreation, and, not surprisingly, 9 of the ten have come at Coors Area. The franchise document is 26 runs allowed in a 26-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 18, 1995. The 21-0 loss is the seventh time a crew allowed at the least 20 runs whereas scoring zero within the Trendy Period. Here is the checklist:

Colorado is the second crew in historical past to lose 33 of their first 39 video games, becoming a member of the 1988 Baltimore Orioles crew that began the season 0-21. These 1988 O’s gained their fortieth recreation to enhance to 7-33. A loss in Sunday’s collection finale with the Padres would give the Rockies the worst document via 40 video games in baseball historical past.

The Rockies do not simply lose rather a lot although. They get run out of the constructing nearly each single evening. Take a look at their final week. That is about as poorly as a crew can play:

• Saturday: 21-0 loss to Padres
• Friday: 13-9 loss to Padres
• Thursday: 11-1 loss to Tigers and 10-2 loss to Tigers (doubleheader)
• Wednesday: 8-6 loss to Tigers
• Tuesday: rained out, mercifully
• Monday: 9-3 loss to Giants

Colorado has been outscored 72-21 of their final six video games they usually’ve been outscored by 134 runs this season. The Marlins have the second worst run differential at minus-67, so the Rockies have precisely doubled the subsequent worst run differential.

The Chicago White Sox misplaced a contemporary document 121 video games final season they usually have been 11-28 via 39 video games. The 2025 Rockies are behind that tempo. They’re on tempo to go 25-137. The fewest wins within the Trendy Period is 36 by the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics. The A’s performed a 153-game schedule that season. For higher or worse, the Rockies will play a full 162 video games this yr.

As for the Padres, Saturday’s win mixed with the Los Angeles Dodgers shedding to the Arizona Diamondbacks (ARI 3, LAD 0) moved San Diego into first place within the NL West. They’ve the NL’s greatest document at 25-13. Righty Stephen Kolek held the Rockies to 5 hits in a whole recreation shutout Saturday. He is the twenty eighth pitcher to throw a nine-inning shutout at Coors Area.