Rockies Start Strong, But Struggle Against the White Sox
Rockies fans, let’s talk about this tough game against the White Sox. We started strong with Brendan Rodgers smashing a homer in the 2nd inning, giving us an early lead!
But things took a downturn pretty quickly as the game progressed.Rockies Highlight Reel
Our offense had its moments, with another highlight in the 5th inning when Nolan Jones blasted a two-run homer, bringing Rodgers home and putting us up 3-0. Things were looking promising, and our pitching held strong early on, keeping the White Sox scoreless through the first four innings.White Sox Hit Back Hard
In the bottom of the 5th, the White Sox answered back with a two-run homer from Lenyn Sosa, cutting our lead to just one. Things started to get dicey in the 6th inning when Luis Robert Jr. tied the game with a solo homer, and Paul DeJong followed up with a two-run shot, putting the Sox up 5-3. Ouch.
8th Inning Meltdown
If you were still holding out hope, the 8th inning was devastating. The White Sox racked up 6 more runs, including a crushing three-run homer by Korey Lee. With the score ballooning to 11-3, our Rockies just couldn’t recover from the onslaught.Final Thoughts
A tough game for us Rockies fans, but we saw some bright spots with homers from Rodgers and Jones. This game showed us we have potential, but we need to clean up those rough innings to stand a chance. Let’s regroup and come back stronger for the next one. Go Rockies!
Scoreboard for Rockies @ White Sox (June 29th, 2024)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |