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Jun 23, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Sean Sullivan (45) pitches in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
It would seem the Colorado Rockies used up most of their magic last night. After an exciting walk-off finale, the Rockies fell back to earth this evening with a quiet game against the Boston Red Sox in which the offense struggled to gain any momentum.
A gutsy start by Sean Sullivan
Left-handed rookie Sean Sullivan’s first three starts have certainly been unique. The first came under the scorching Nevada sun while he was visibly ill and he worked just three innings. In his second start he worked for innings, but also gave up seven earned runs in a single inning against Chicago.
Making his third start tonight, and his first at Coors Field, Sullivan certainly wasn’t sharp. He struggled with command and location—the opposite of what his calling card has been in the minors—walking five batters and throwing 94 pitches in five innings of work. However, it was both the longest start of his career and an incredibly gutsy one. Despite dealing with self-inflicted wounds, Sullivan largely kept his mistakes from haunting him and kept the Rockies within reach. He gave up just three earned runs on five hits and the aforementioned walks, struck out three batters, and tallied ten whiffs. Six of those whiffs came on his four-seam fastball despite the pitch averaging just 87.7 MPH. He gave up just one home run, a solo shot off the bat of Wilyer Abreu in the fifth inning.
“At the end of the night he gave us a chance to win,” said manager Warren Schaeffer after the game. “He battled, but [fell] behind in too many counts. Too many walks.”
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Mixed results from the bullpen
Righty Zach Agnos took the ball from Sullivan for three innings of relief work, the first of which exemplified the struggles the Rockies bullpen have faced lately. In the sixth inning, Agnos gave up two earned runs on three hits to put the Rockies down by four runs. All three of those hits came with two outs already on the board.
However, Agnos was very solid the rest of the way. Over his next two innings of work he allowed just two more hits and a walk while keeping the Red Sox off the board.
Agnos gave way to Juan Mejia for the top of the ninth inning. Mejia entered the game with a 6.95 ERA and in the middle of a painful slump. Over his last ten appearances and 9.1 innings, Mejia had posted an ERA of 14.46 with eight strikeouts and seven walks.
Mejia gave up one hit but pitched an otherwise clean inning, lowering his ERA on the season to 6.75.
Windy Gray
There seemed to be a bit of a breeze in the air tonight at Coors Field, largely stemming from the swinging of Rockies’ bats against veteran right-handed pitcher and three-time All-Star Sonny Gray. Gray was very efficient tonight, making it through seven innings on 93 pitches. While he did give up six hits and three walks, he generally kept the Rockies offense stymied with a season-high 11 strikeouts—the most he’s tallied in a game since June 27th, 2025. His sweeper was particularly effective and accounted for 13 of his 16 whiffs.
For most of the game the Rockies had just one run on the scoreboard. It came in the second inning courtesy of Willi Castro sending a solo home run over the right field wall. Castro finished the night 1-for-3 with a walk.
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Jake McCarthy extended his hitting streak to 12 consecutive games while TJ Rumfield and Troy Johnston both had multi-hit nights, but there was very little else of note coming from the offense for most of the contest. One final gasp of fight game off the bat of Ezequiel Tovar in the bottom of the ninth inning when he hit his sixth home run of the season.
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Coming Up Next
The series finale against the Red Sox is tomorrow afternoon, and the Rockies still have a chance to clinch a series win and send Boston packing. Kyle Freeland will toe the rubber for the Rockies while fellow lefty Ranger Suárez will take the mound for the Red Sox. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 PM MDT.
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