Colorado Rockies game no. 52 thread: Tomoyuki Sugano vs. Michael Soroka
Colorado keeps getting close enough to make the losses hurt, and now gets another look at Arizona behind Tomoyuki Sugano.
DENVER, CO - May 16: Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano (11) pitches in the first inning during a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 16, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Colorado Rockies are better than they were a year ago. That is true.
It is also not especially comforting after the last two nights. On Wednesday, the Rockies carried a one-run lead into the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers and lost 5-4 . On Thursday, they wasted an impressive first career start from Zach Agnos in a 2-1 walk-off loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Two games. The same frustrating result. The season splits make the frustration easy to understand.
Colorado is 5-14 in May and has been outscored 122-74 this month, so this has not all been heartbreak. They have had their doors blown off, too. But the pain comes from the games that were there to be won.