Flirting with futility of historic proportions, this year's Colorado Rockies have a chance to top the list of most losses in modern baseball history.

Cleveland is one of the hotter teams in baseball with a 12-5 record over the last 17 games and 6-4 since the All-Star break. For the Rockies, a 5-4 record over the last nine is pretty impressive based on how this season is going, but losing by a combined score of 23-1 at the Orioles in the last two games is not.

Bird represents the latest example of the Rockies lacking self-awareness. He was oven-mitts-required hot the first two months of the season, and now, well, he’s not. Opponents are hitting .424 off him in his last eight appearances.

Probable starting pitchers and start times: RHP Slade Cecconi (5-4, 3.76) vs. RHP Bradley Blalock (1-2, 8.67) Monday at 6:40 p.m.; Undecided vs. RHP Tanner Gordon (2-2, 3.13) Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. and Undecided vs. LHP Kyle Freeland (2-10, 5.24) Wednesday ar 6:40 p.m.

The Yankees need bullpen upgrades, and they have reportedly expressed interest in Rockies reliever Jake Bird, who has been arguably their best relief pitcher this year.

The Rockies have won two out of three series coming out of the All-Star break, and there's more game action on the way on ROCKIES.TV presented by bet365. From Monday to Wednesday, fans in the Colorado territory can view the Rockies-Guardians series free.

Preview, lineups, and expert betting tips for the MLB clash between Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies on July 28, 2025.

Last night’s game was... forgettable at best (but historic at worst). In case you missed it, the Colorado Rockies were obliterated 18-0 by the Baltimore Orioles. And the worst part was that it was the second-worst shutout in franchise history. The worst came at the hands of the San Diego Padres on May 10 of this year when they lost 21-0.

The Colorado Rockies have already begun to sell ahead of this year's MLB trade deadline and it appears as though they may just be getting started.