The Rockies are 17-15 on Opening Day, but that 15th loss will go down in infamy.
It’s not every Opening Day that a team gets destroyed 16-1. After all, there have been two other Opening Days in the last 134 years where teams have done worse.
At first, it wasn’t so bad. The Rockies went into the third inning down 2-1. Then came the soul-crushing, never-ending third inning where Colorado gave up the most runs (14) and hits (13) in one inning in franchise history. They also set a franchise record by facing 18 batters in one frame — that’s not just hitting around.