Rockies set franchise record with 14th shutout of season in loss at Astros

The Rockies support making the incorrect benignant of past this season.

Their latest feat of failure? A 5-0 decision astatine the Houston Astros connected Tuesday nighttime marking a 14th shutout nonaccomplishment — mounting a franchise grounds worst for violative futility.

It’s a startling reversal of a caller powerfulness surge. The Rockies entered the crippled having scored astatine slightest six runs successful 4 consecutive games. On Tuesday, their bats came unplugged.

Colorado generated momentum successful the 2nd and seventh innings with singles from Charlie Blackmon and C.J. Cron, respectively, that were precocious by walks. But the Rockies went 0-for-5 with runners successful scoring position.

Starting pitchers initially owned the spotlight astatine Minute Maid Park.

Rockies’ right-hander Jon Gray was phenomenal aboriginal with 9 Ks done the fourth. Houston’s Jake Odorizzi proved arsenic effectual with 3 hits allowed implicit 5 scoreless frames.

But Gray ran into fourth-inning trouble. It started erstwhile Astros’ Aledmys Diaz singled and Carlos Correa reached connected an infielder blooper disconnected Gray’s foot. It acceptable the signifier for a Chas McCormick RBI azygous and a Taylor Jones two-run double. Houston went up 3-0.

The Astros added a tally successful the 5th with Michael Brantley’s RBI double. Gray’s nighttime was done aft 4 runs allowed connected six hits done 4-1/3 innings.

Rockies’ reliever Robert Stephenson got retired of a bases-loaded jam to adjacent the fifth. Although helium gave up a Jose Altuve RBI azygous successful the sixth for a 5-0 Houston lead.

The Rockies (51-62) began a six-game roadworthy travel with a predictable dud. The squad is present 13-41 distant from Coors Field this season.

Colorado particularly struggles successful the archetypal games of roadworthy trips. Entering Tuesday, the Rockies were 2-7 successful roadworthy bid openers with 3 shutout losses and a .209 batting average.

The Rockies adjacent their two-game bid connected Wednesday against the Astros.