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Bob Nightengale of USA Today writes that the Rockies should shop All-Star infielder Ryan McMahon in July. In addition, Colorado might shop relief pitcher Jake Bird, who is widely expected to be their lone representative in the All-Star Game this year.

Just as left-handed pitcher Kyle Freeland was starting to round into form, the Colorado Rockies lost the veteran for at least two weeks due to a lower back injury.

Grant Holmes believed he was on the verge of a game to remember when the Atlanta right-hander reached 10 strikeouts for the first time in his career -- and it was only the fifth inning.

The Arizona Diamondbacks open a nine-game, three-city road trip in Toronto on June 17, where they will play the Blue Jays.

The Washington Nationals will look to snap an eight-game losing streak when they host the Colorado Rockies to open a four-game set on Monday night.

Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh and the Colorado Rockies overcame Grant Holmes’ 15-strikeout performance to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-1 and avoid a series sweep.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Grant Holmes struck out 15 batters in 6⅓ innings, one shy of the team record for a nine-inning game set by Spencer Strider in 2022

The Rockies are drawing an average of 28,356 fans per home game, according to the MLB. Even though the Rockies are the worst team in baseball this year, that number ranks 16th among all 30 MLB teams.

With their 4-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, the Colorado Rockies surpassed the 1932 Boston Red Sox, who were 14-56, for the worst 70-game mark since 1901.