DENVER — The Colorado Rockies ended a doubtful streak by recording a zero.
Rookie right-hander Tanner Gordon pitched six innings because the Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 on Wednesday for his or her first shutout since Might 15, 2024, ending a streak of 220 video games — the third-longest in MLB historical past — since they final stored an opponent from scoring.
“I didn’t know that. … That is a very long time with no shutout,” Rockies interim supervisor Warren Schaeffer mentioned. “However I am glad we shut them out immediately. That was good behind Gordon. Gordon did a incredible job.”
Colorado is the one main league workforce since no less than 1901 to go greater than 200 video games with no shutout victory.
Going again even additional, solely the Washington Senators, who went 383 video games with no shutout between 1893 to 1896, and the St. Louis Browns/Perfectos, who went 298 video games between 1897 to 1899, had longer streaks than the Rockies in MLB historical past, in keeping with Elias Sports activities Bureau.
The final shutout for the Rockies got here on an 8-0 victory in opposition to the Padres final season. The final shutout at residence was a 2-0 win over the Athletics on July 30, 2023.
Gordon (2-2) scattered 4 hits whereas placing out three and strolling three to turn out to be the primary Rockies rookie since Kyle Freeman in 2017 to pitch no less than six scoreless innings in a sport at Coors Area. Freeman did it twice that season, with one-hit ball over 8 1/3 innings of a 10-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on July 9, after going seven innings in an 8-0 victory over San Francisco on April 23.
The Rockies (26-76) have received consecutive sequence for the primary time this season, taking two of three video games from the Cardinals after popping out of the All-Star break by successful two of three in opposition to Minnesota final weekend.
“Extraordinarily necessary,” catcher Austin Nola mentioned. “One sport at a time. And I feel that is the largest factor, is sticking to the plan, being within the current. After which on the finish of the day we’ll come out on high.”
Final month, Colorado ended an MLB-record streak of twenty-two consecutive sequence losses, relationship to final 12 months, with a 3-2 victory at Miami.
The Related Press and ESPN Analysis contributed to this report.