Red Sox Blow Another One in Colorado, Because Of Course They Did
Rookie brilliance, bullpen arson, and a ninth inning that belongs in a true-crime documentary
Final Score Rockies 3, Red Sox 2
The Boston Red Sox traveled to Colorado looking for a series-opening win against a team that entered the night with one of the worst records in baseball.
Instead, they found a way to lose to the Rockies.
Which, frankly, should be printed on the 2026 team media guide.
The Red Sox carried a 2-0 lead into the ninth inning behind a spectacular outing from rookie Jake Bennett. Then the bullpen showed up with a can of gasoline, a box of matches, and apparently no adult supervision. Colorado scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth, capped by Jake McCarthy’s walk-off triple, handing Boston another soul-crushing defeat.
Jake Bennett Deserved Better
Let’s start with the positive.
Jake Bennett was outstanding.
The rookie left-hander threw 6 scoreless innings, struck out nine, walked nobody, and became the first visiting rookie ever to throw at least six scoreless innings with nine or more strikeouts and zero walks at Coors Field.
Imagine showing up at Coors Field, one of the toughest pitching environments on Earth, and dominating.
Imagine doing everything right.
Imagine leaving with a lead.
Imagine watching the bullpen light your win on fire.
Welcome to the 2026 Boston Red Sox experience.
The Ninth Inning From Hell
Boston led 2-0 entering the bottom of the ninth.
Then Aroldis Chapman took the mound.
Four batters.
Four hits.
Zero outs.
Three runs.
Game over.
McCarthy’s bases-clearing triple down the left field line ended it instantly and sent the Red Sox stumbling into another embarrassing loss.
Chapman’s win probability added for the evening?
Negative 0.88.
That isn’t a bad outing.
That’s a controlled demolition.
The Most 2026 Stat Ever
The Red Sox allowed:
Four straight singles in the eighth
Escaped somehow
Then allowed four more consecutive hits in the ninth
That’s eight consecutive Rockies hits to finish the game.
The Rockies.
The same Rockies who entered the night 30-48.
The same Rockies many analysts spent the first two months comparing to historical disaster teams.
Those Rockies.
Final Thoughts
Jake Bennett deserved a win.
The offense did just enough.
The bullpen did exactly what we’ve come to expect.
The Red Sox are now 31-44 and somehow managed to lose a game that was practically gift-wrapped heading into the ninth inning.
At this point, every Red Sox lead comes with the same warning label:
Contents may shift violently during transport.
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