In what could be his final start at Coors Field, Clayton Kershaw turned in a masterful performance on Thursday afternoon.

Rookie right-hander Chase Dollander (2-9, 6.43 ERA) takes the mound for the Rockies to make his third start since returning to the big leagues. After a strong first outing against the St. Louis Cardinals,

An exhilarating sweep of the San Diego Padres was immediately followed by a dud and a split to a Rockies team that only recently has escaped being on a historic pace for futility. The week before, it was a series win over the American League East-leading Toronto Blue Jays that was immediately followed by getting swept in Anaheim against the Angels.

For a summation of the Rockies’ latest loss, we turn to the wisdom of irascible Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver.

Nabil Crismatt gets the call to start for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, Aug. 17, at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies.

Just to be clear, last night’s Colorado Rockies walk-off of the Los Angeles Dodgers was glorious. Seriously, it would have been great under any conditions, but given how bad the Rockies have been in 2025, it was doubly so. But after cleaning up the spilled Gatorade and tossed sunflower seeds, it’s important to maintain perspective.

Doyle’s double made it a 7-6 game. The center fielder is batting .383 (18 for 47) with a 1.122 OPS and 11 RBIs in August. Freeman’s 434-foot homer off of Saalfrank was just his second of the season, and his first at Coors. But he’s hitting .306 and continuing to produce.