Colorado Rockies game no. 150 thread: Kyle Hendricks vs. Cal Quantrill

After last night’s walk-off win, can the Rockies sweep the Cubs?

The Colorado Rockies won last night’s extra-inning contest in dramatic fashion. After being down 5-3 in the ninth inning, Sam Hilliard smashed a pinch-hit two-run homer to tie the game and then Brenton Doyle poked a sharply-hit single into left field to score ghost runner Aaron Schunk and walk off the game 6-5.

While we’ve been talking about another potential 100-loss season, the Rockies have actually won 17 of their last 28 home games with series wins over the Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs. 100 losses are still possible, but they only need to win six more games to avoid that mark. Additionally, they only play three more on the road… could they do it?

That said, however, they do have to win today’s game to stay on track to avoid 100 losses.

Cal Quantrill (8-9, 4.63 ERA) will take the mound for the Fighting Rockies. Quantrill has gone 4-2 with a 3.73 ERA in 11 starts at Coors Field, including seven quality starts. Overall, he has eight wins in 2024 and will tie Austin Gomber for the team lead with his next victory. The last Rockies starter to notch 10+ wins was Germán Márquez in 2021 (12). In his last outing against the Miami Marlins at the end of August, Quantrill threw 5 ²⁄₃ innings while allowing four runs on seven hits with one homer, two strikeouts and five walks.

Quantrill will face Cubs’ veteran right-hander Kyle Hendricks (1-11, 6.51). In his last outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hendricks threw just 4 ¹⁄₃ innings after allowing two runs on four hits with two strikeouts and four walks on 90 pitches. Hendricks has faced the Rockies 10 times previously and owns a 3-3 record and 4.19 ERA.

Can the Rockies sweep the Cubs?

First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. MT

TV: Rockies.TV

Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM; KNRV 1150 (Spanish)

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