In a season full of rocky losses, the Rockies’ 4-3, walk-off loss to the Reds on Saturday was one of the rockiest.

Clint Hurdle managed the Colorado Rockies in 2005 when they lost 95 games and finished in last place. They won the National League pennant two years later and were swept by the Red Sox in the World Series.

The Colorado Rockies are a franchise in desperate need of positive vibes, so potentially going above and beyond in the 2025 MLB draft for Ethan Holliday would be a good starting point.

Will Benson tied it in the ninth inning with an RBI triple and scored on second baseman Orlando Arcia's fielding error to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.

For the first time in De La Cruz's career, he was intentionally walked three times in a single game. He became the third player in Reds history to take three automatic passes in one game since intentional walks became a stat in 1955, joining Tucker Barnhart and Eric Davis on the shortlist, according to the Reds.

Facing Rockies fireball-closer Victor Vodnik in the ninth inning and trailing, 3-2, Cincinnati's Will Benson tripled off the top of the wall in left-center field. He nearly walked the Rockies off, but at least he drove in Spencer Steer, who had led off the inning with a single, to tie the contest at Great American Ball Park.

Managing to hold on to a narrow victory on Friday, the Colorado Rockies (22-72) aim to win the series against the Cincinnati Reds (48-47) on Saturday. They will certainly be hoping for some better luck from their starter pitcher than the last time he pitched for Colorado.

Full disclosure: Grading The Week’s baseball wonks, like most of us, can’t wait for the Rockies to get their 17th almost R-E-B-U-I-L-D — the dirtiest seven letters at 20th & Blake — since 2019 underway.