Rockies beat Angels for win No. 42; White Sox's record of 121 losses is safe

Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post on Sep 19, 2025

Published in Baseball

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DENVER — A sellout crowd of 47,587 came to Coors Field on Friday night for the fireworks, and, perhaps, to see future Hall of Famer Mike Trout hit his 400th career home run.

As a bonus, the fans saw the Rockies beat the Angels, 7-6, for their 42nd win of the season. That means Colorado officially dodged baseball infamy. The White Sox, who finished 41-121 last season, remain in sole possession of the most losses in baseball’s modern era.

The Rockies, who snapped a five-game losing streak and won for just the second time in their last 13 games, won via timely hitting and stellar work by the bullpen. Four Rockies relievers blanked the Angels for four innings, with Victor Vodnik closing out the game by striking out pinch-hitter Luis Rengifo with a runner on first to notch his ninth save.

As for Trout, Los Angeles’ designated hitter will have to wait for 400. He went 0 for 4 with a strikeout.

Colorado got out of the box quickly to take a rare first-inning lead. It entered the game having been outscored 135-50 in the first frame this season, but a leadoff double by Tyler Freeman, an RBI triple by Hunter Goodman, and a sacrifice fly by Blaine Crim put Colorado ahead 2-0.

The Rockies took a 7-6 lead with a four-run fifth. They sent nine men to the plate and cashed in with sacrifice flies by Crim and Ezequiel Tovar, sandwiched around an RBI single by Brenton Doyle. When center fielder Bryce Teodosio muffed Doyle’s single, Goodman scored the go-ahead run.

Rockies rookie right-hander Bradley Blalock is still experiencing growing pains. He pitched well, at times, but the Angels rocked him for some big hits. Hence, a line score of six runs allowed on eight hits over five innings. He only walked one and struck out four, including fanning Trout in the third inning. After 12 starts (14 appearances), Blalock has a 9.16 ERA.

Los Angeles threw two big punches in the second. Christian Moore mashed a two-run homer, and two batters later, Denzer Guzman hit a solo blast as the Angels took a 3-2 lead.

The Angels regained the lead, 6-3, with a three-run fifth off Blalock. Guzman drew a leadoff walk, Teodosio singled and Nolan Schanuel drove them both in with a double to right. Trout advanced Schanuel to third with a flyout to deep center, and Yoan Moncada delivered a sacrifice fly.