Colorado Rockies Defeat Washington Nationals 13-1, Improve to 52-81

Final result

Colorado Rockies defeated Washington Nationals 13-1 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Colorado Rockies at 52-81 (.391).

MLB data listed Washington Nationals at 62-73 (.459).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 2nd — Washington Nationals 1 run; 5th — Colorado Rockies 4 runs; 7th — Colorado Rockies 4 runs; 8th — Colorado Rockies 5 runs.

Connor Norby (Colorado Rockies): 2 hits, 5 RBI, 1 home run, 3 runs. Cole Carrigg (Colorado Rockies): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Hunter Goodman (Colorado Rockies): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Troy Johnston (Colorado Rockies): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Andrés Chaparro (Washington Nationals): 3 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Tanner Gordon (Colorado Rockies): 7.0 innings and 5 strikeouts, (W, 1-4).

Andrés Chaparro hit a home run for Washington Nationals in the bottom of the 2nd (1 RBI). Troy Johnston hit a home run for Colorado Rockies in the top of the 5th (2 RBI). Cole Carrigg hit a home run for Colorado Rockies in the top of the 5th (2 RBI). Connor Norby hit a grand slam for Colorado Rockies in the top of the 7th (4 RBI). Hunter Goodman hit a home run for Colorado Rockies in the top of the 8th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 3 of 4 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Colorado Rockies were 52-81, 5th in the division, 28.0 games back in the division, 12th in the wild-card standings, 19.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 2, wild-card elimination number 10.

In the 2026 standings, the Washington Nationals were 62-73, 4th in the division, 17.0 games back in the division, 9th in the wild-card standings, 10.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 12, wild-card elimination number 18.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings