Rockies fall 13-3, drop fifth straight in Washington
Colorado's fifth straight loss buried Ryan Feltner and left the Rockies at 50-81, even as the club turned its rotation over to a pair of new arms named Adams.
Castro and Tovar homer, Rockies fall 13-3
Nationals3-13The Rockies lost 13-3 in Washington on August 24, their fifth straight defeat and the finale of a stretch that has gone 0-5. Ryan Feltner took the loss, allowing 5 earned runs on 6 hits and 4 walks over 5.2 innings while striking out 6. The result leaves Colorado at 50-81, 30 games back in the NL West with an elimination number of 2.
Willi Castro went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI, and Ezequiel Tovar went 2-for-2 with a double and a home run of his own. It was one of the few nights this week the Rockies' lineup did anything at all.
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Colorado selected both Mason Adams and Blake Adams to the roster on August 24, per MLB Trade Rumors. The club's own account welcomed the latter to the majors directly: "Welcome to the Show, Blake!"
The roster news came alongside two injury moves. Ezequiel Tovar is day-to-day with a wrist issue and was out of Tuesday's lineup against the Nationals. Kyle Freeland went on the 15-day injured list Monday with cervical radiculopathy, and Kyle Karros landed on the 7-day injured list Sunday with a concussion.
Upcoming
Mason Adams (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the ball for his major league debut, with the club's account marking the occasion: "Move over John (and John Quincy) there's a new Adams in DC!" He faces Andrew Alvarez (2-5, 3.60 ERA), who last started August 20 against the Texas Rangers and took the loss despite 5 innings of 1-run ball with 5 strikeouts against 3 walks on 75 pitches.
The Rockies are in Washington tonight, and the market favors the Nationals with a total read as middling. A rookie making his first big-league start against a club that has beaten Colorado five straight times explains the line; a middling total suggests the book isn't expecting a repeat of Monday's 13-run outburst either way.