It’s been a long time coming, but the Rockies finally did it. They shut out an opponent.
They blanked the Cardinals, 6-0, on Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, the Rockies’ first shutout since May 15, 2024, in an 8-0 victory over the Padres at San Diego. The 220-game drought was the longest of baseball’s modern era.
Starter Tanner Gordon, called up from Triple-A Albuquerque, pitched six scoreless innings, and relievers Jimmy Herget and Tyler Kinley finished the job.
And those weren’t your father’s Blake Street Bombers on Wednesday afternoon. More like your grandfather’s “Go Go Rox.