Purple Row After Dark: The value of a shutout
The Rockies are on track to shut out teams more and get shut out less in 2026
DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 10: Detail of the scoreboard of the San Diego Padres against the Colorado Rockies in the ninth inning at Coors Field on May 10, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) | Getty Images On Sunday, in the second game of a doubleheader — and when the bullpen had to cover 3. 2 innings in Game 1 — Chase Dollander threw seven shutout innings to help the Rockies shut out the Mets 3-0.
The result was Colorado’s first shutout of 2026. In 2025, the Rockies only held opponents scoreless three times. The first was on July 23 with a 6-0 win over St.
Louis at Coors Field. The second came in St. Louis on Aug.
12 when the Rockies won 3-0. The last came on Sept. 5 when Colorado blanked the Padres 3-0 in Denver.