Rockies cement longest home losing streak in Coors Field history with ninth consecutive loss

Kyle Newman, The Denver Post on Aug 23, 2026

Published in Baseball

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DENVER — A nightmare homestand led to a dubious distinction for the 2026 Colorado Rockies.

After getting swept by the Dodgers earlier this week, the Guardians polished off a three-game sweep of the Rockies on Sunday. Going back to the end of the last homestand when Tampa Bay swept Colorado, that’s nine straight losses in LoDo, the franchise’s longest home losing streak in Coors Field history.

That skid is tied with the 1993 Rockies, who played at Mile High Stadium, for the longest home losing streak in club history. It’s also the first time in club history that the Rockies have been swept in three consecutive home series.

On a day where Colorado unveiled Larry Walker’s statue in front of the stadium to honor the Hall of Fame outfielder, the Guardians put up five runs in the first two innings against right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano and didn’t look back in a 7-2 victory.

That followed a 9-1 trouncing in Game 1 on Friday, when Cleveland scored 8 unanswered runs after the Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, and then the Guardians edged the Rockies 4-3 in Game 2 on Saturday.

In addition to setting a franchise record, the Rockies’ nine consecutive losses at Coors Field is the longest home losing streak in the majors this season, worse than eight-game home skids by the Athletics (July 29-Aug. 12) and the Cubs (May 18-June 3). Along the way, the Rockies gave up a homer in 17 straight games overall, a franchise-worst streak that was snapped on Sunday when the Guardians didn’t go yard.

Amid this home losing streak, the Rockies were outscored 70-37 and the pitching staff posted a 6.96 ERA, including a 10.04 ERA by the starters. The poor pitching opened the door for Colorado to break the previous home loss streak record of eight, which has occurred four times in franchise history, most recently May 30-June 18, 2018.

Colorado now heads on a seven-game road trip to Washington and Atlanta, before returning to Coors Field on Aug. 31 against Baltimore. The Rockies need to go 13-20 in the remaining 33 games to avoid becoming the fifth franchise to lose 100-plus games four seasons in a row.