Throughout the season, have you ever missed the beginning of a Rockies game, only to turn it on and find out they are already losing?
If you’ve noticed a trend there, it’s not your imagination. The Rockies have given up more earned runs in the first inning this season than any other inning at 108.
The Rockies have fallen behind in the first inning 48 times this season. Nineteen of those times, it was just 1-0, but 12 of those times, it’s been by at least three runs. In those 48 games, the Rockies went 9-39.
The Rockies offense has taken the lead in the first inning in 25 innings in 2022 and won 19 of those games.