2018 Colorado Rockies season
The 2018 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 26th in Major League Baseball and the 24th season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field. Bud Black returned for his 2nd consecutive season as manager. They won 91 games during the regular season, which was the second-highest mark in franchise history and just one win behind the franchise record set in 2009. They finished the season with a record of 91-71 after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 National League West tie-breaker game and subsequently opened the postseason by defeating the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card Game. Their season ended when they were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the Division Series. The Rockies became the first team since the 1922 Philadelphia Phillies to play in four cities against four teams in five days, including the 162nd game of the regular season, NL West tie-breaker, NL Wild Card Game and NLDS Game 1. They also finished with the best road record in franchise history, going 44-38 away from Coors Field. Offseason December 8, 2017: Chris Iannetta was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. December 15, 2017: Bryan Shaw was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. December 29, 2017: Wade Davis was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. Regular season Season standings National League West National League Wild Card Record vs. opponents Transactions July 26, 2018: Seung-hwan Oh was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Colorado Rockies for Forrest Wall, Chad Spanberger (minors), and a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Bryan Baker (minors) (August 14, 2018) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade. July 29, 2018: Matt Holliday was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. August 31, 2018: Drew Butera was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Colorado Rockies for Jerry Vasto and cash. Major League Debuts Batters Noel Cuevas (Apr 22) Garrett Hampson (Jul 21) Pitchers Harrison Musgrave (Apr 23) Sam Howard (Jun 10) Jerry Vasto (Jun 10) Yency Almonte (Jun 21) DJ Johnson (Sep 9) Roster Game log |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || March 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–8 || Corbin (1–0) || Gray (0–1) || || 48,703 || 0–1 || L1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || March 30 || @ Diamondbacks || 8–9 || Ray (1–0) || Senzatela (0–1) || Boxberger (1) || 23,937 || 0–2 || L2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || March 31 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Shaw (1–0) || Salas (0–1) || Davis (1) || 33,346 || 1–2 || W1 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 2 || @ Padres || 7–4 || Bettis (1–0) || Mitchell (0–1) || Davis (2) || 16,899 || 2–2 || W2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 3 || @ Padres || 4–8 || Ross (1–0) || Freeland (0–1) || Hand (1) || 19,283 || 2–3 || L1 |-