On a hot Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field, the Colorado Rockies’ offense evaporated under the pressure of a combined shutout from six Cleveland Guardians pitchers. The 5–0 loss dropped the Rockies to a league-worst 28–80, while the Guardians climbed back to .500 at 54–54, winning the series.

For Colorado, it was another frustrating chapter in a season that’s become defined by offensive futility and missed opportunities. The Rockies managed just three hits—none for extra bases—and never moved a runner past second base. They were retired in order in six different innings and struck out 10 times.

Cleveland wasted no time pouncing on Rockies starter Kyle Freeland. After two quick outs, Jose Ramirez laced a double and was followed by a two-run home run by David Fry to take an early 2-0 lead. Freeland lasted only three innings, allowing three hits and the two early runs while walking two, exiting the game with an illness. The loss dropped him to 2–11 on the season.

The Guardians tacked on another run in the fourth via a sacrifice fly from Brayan Rocchio and added two more in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Kyle Manzardo’s RBI single scored Kwan followed by an RBI double from Carlos Santana to make it 5-0.

While the Rockies struggled, the Guardians’ pitching was nearly flawless. Kolby Allard, set the tone with 3 ⅓ scoreless innings, striking out five and allowing only one hit. He retired nine straight batters at one point before giving way to the bullpen. Jakob Junis picked up the win with two clean innings of relief. From there, the Guardians rolled out Nic Enright, Hunter Gaddis, and Cade Smith—each of whom kept the Rockies hitless through the final three innings. In total, Colorado’s hitters mustered just three singles, were shut out for the 12th time this season, and have now failed to score more than three runs in five of their last six games.

Juan Mejía provided one of the few bright spots for Colorado, working three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in relief. With the Rockies well out of postseason contention and playing for the future, performances like Mejía’s could earn him more high-leverage looks in August and September.

With the offday and trade deadline on Thursday, the Rockies head back home to welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to Coors Field for a three-game set.