dpGood morning, Purple Row!
The Rockies are officially done with their home schedule for 2026. The final homestand didn’t end so well as Colorado went 1-8 over their final nine games at Coors Field.
The squad now heads to Chicago to take on the White Sox, who are in a battle with the Cleveland Guardians for the American League Central crown. Chicago officially clinched a playoff spot on Thursday when they defeated Kansas City, while Cleveland also punched its ticket with a win over the Red Sox.
The Central runner-up will earn the final AL Wild Card spot. However, the division win comes with a bye and home field advantage in the second round. The Wild Card winner loses the bye and has to hit the road for the first round. Maybe the Rockies can throw a wrinkle in the White Sox hopes for a division title.
If not, perhaps the Rockies can use this trip to take notes on how to turn around a losing franchise. The White Sox put up the worst season in modern baseball with 121 losses in 2024, 102 losses last year and three 100-loss seasons in a row. Now, they are headed to the playoffs. The Rockies will end this season with somewhere between 14 and 17 more wins than they had in 2025, depending on how the series goes in Chicago.
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