Rockies crush Braves 10-1 on June 15, 2025, snapping their skid. Ryan McMahon's HR & Braxton Fulford's 5 RBIs led a 6-run inning. Recap the huge win!
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
Just when you thought the season couldn't get any tougher, the Colorado Rockies delivered a resounding statement. Riding the wave of a massive six-run seventh inning, the Rox snapped their losing streak in spectacular fashion Sunday, dismantling the Atlanta Braves 10-1. The echoes of that victory carried into Monday, fueled by a career day from catcher Braxton Fulford and a game-changing blast from Ryan McMahon, providing a much-needed dose of optimism as the team heads to Washington.
Braxton Fulford drove in five runs, including a bases-clearing triple in the eighth. His five RBIs marked a career high.
For six innings, it was a tense pitcher's duel. But the seventh inning changed everything. Ryan McMahon ignited the rally with a towering 429-foot solo shot to give the Rockies a 2-1 lead they would never relinquish. The floodgates opened from there, with Jordan Beck lacing a two-run double and the offense clicking on all cylinders to hang a six-spot on the Braves. The exclamation point came in the eighth, when Braxton Fulford cleared the bases with a triple, capping off the 10-1 rout. Lefty Austin Gomber was brilliant, tossing five shutout innings to keep the team in the game early.
While McMahon provided the spark, Braxton Fulford was the undeniable star of the show. The catcher put together the best game of his young career, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a walk, a sacrifice fly, and a whopping five RBIs. In a season searching for bright spots, Fulford's recent surge has been a welcome development. His performance wasn't just a collection of stats; it was a display of clutch hitting that the Rockies have desperately needed from the bottom of their lineup.
There's no time to rest on their laurels. The Rockies flew to Washington D.C. to kick off a four-game series against the Nationals on Monday night. Lefty Carson Palmquist (0-4, 7.77 ERA) gets the ball for Colorado, hoping to secure his first big-league win. He faces a tough matchup in Nationals' righty Jake Irvin (5-3, 4.21 ERA). Under the continued leadership of interim manager Warren Schaeffer, the team hopes the offensive momentum from Sunday's win will make the trip east.
While the big-league club fights for wins, the future of the franchise continues to develop in the minor leagues. Top prospects like Jordan Beck and Drew Romo are honing their skills with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, while the highly-touted duo of Adael Amador and Zac Veen lead the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats. Down in Spokane, pitchers Chase Dollander and Sean Sullivan anchor the rotation. With players like Ryan Ritter already making an impact in the majors, the farm system remains a critical source of hope for Rockies fans.
One win, no matter how dominant, doesn't erase a 14-57 record. But for a day, it felt like a corner might have been turned. The challenge now for Warren Schaeffer's squad is to bottle that seventh-inning magic and carry it to the nation's capital. Can Carson Palmquist build on Gomber's solid start? Can the offense prove Sunday wasn't a fluke? The series against the Nationals will be a key test of whether this team can build real momentum or if Sunday's outburst was just a flash in the pan.
