Look, it’s not fair to put all of the blame on Thairo Estrada and the Colorado Rockies here. The rain was coming down hard Wednesday at Coors Field.
But this blunder, which was perfectly fitting with how things have gone so far this season in Denver, was absolutely brutal.
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Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy hit what looked like a routine infield fly ball in the sixth inning of his team’s matchup with the Rockies. A few seconds after he called for the ball, second baseman Estrada completely reversed course. He suddenly covered his head in a panic, and everyone around him — including Muncy — was lost.
The ball dropped to the dirt, Muncy was safe at first, and the Dodgers scored two runs on the play to take the lead. Just watch:
Not great. But in the Rockies’ defense, the game was sent to a rain delay right after this.
When the game started up again, the Dodgers pushed their lead almost immediately. Muncy hit a grand slam in the next inning to put them up 7-1. They added one last run in the eight to seal the 8-1 win. That pushed the Dodgers to 50-31 on the season.
The error at second was the latest example of how bad things have gone for the Rockies this season. The team holds an 18-62 record, by far the worst in the league. The Rockies fired manager Bud Black in May after a 7-33 start, the team notched the worst 50-game start in MLB history last month and the Rockies are 8-30 at home this summer.
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Rain or not, the Rockies have a lot of work to do if they’re going to avoid breaking the record the Chicago White Sox set last season.
