It’s difficult to win games in Major League Baseball if you can’t score runs, a lesson the Colorado Rockies have learned the hard way in 2025. ​

The Rockies, now 3-13, have been marred by offensive struggles that continued on Monday night at Dodger Stadium, as they fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–3, despite finally ending their franchise-record scoreless streak.

Coming off a series in San Diego in which they were shut out in three consecutive games, a franchise first, the Rockies were just three innings away from tying the club record of 30 scoreless innings on offense. They breezed to that designation, going hitless in the first three innings with just a single base runner. They didn’t get their first hit against Dodgers starter Dustin May until the fourth inning when Nick Martini led off with a double. Still, the Rockies failed to capitalize and ended up setting a new record with 31 consecutive scoreless innings.

The record would finish at 32 consecutive innings, well short of the MLB record of 46 set by the Chicago Cubs long ago, after Martini singled and was driven home by Kyle Farmer in the sixth. The Rockies would then keep the record from building again thanks to a two-run home run by Hunter Goodman in the seventh.

The offensive woes have been a dark cloud hanging over the Rockies and it seems to be getting worse. The Rockies have scored three or fewer runs in 12 of their first 16 games this season. Their 43 runs are the fewest scored in baseball and their -46 run differential is double that of the next closest team in all of baseball. They have the most strikeouts in the National League and the second-fewest walks while maintaining some of the highest swing percentages and whiff rates alongside one of the lowest contact rates. They are tied for last in the NL in home runs with 10 and across the board are struggling.

During road games this season they have scored just 14 runs and while the classic Coors Field effect is always in play, the team isn’t doing much at home either. The only area the team is doing well is doubles where they rank eighth in all of baseball.

It’s easy to blame the offensive woes on the results of a young team. The Rockies have a younger team in terms of service time, but that excuse can only go so far. Over the last few seasons, players have been clearly overmatched once they come up from Triple-A Albuquerque. Even then, players who found success, like Michael Toglia in 2024, are off to a horrible start in 2025 at the plate. Home runs have been a problem for the club and the Rockies have two qualified hitters without a home run in Toglia and shortstop Ezequiel Tovar.

The fact of the matter is that the Rockies due have plenty of talent, but they also have a lot of known quantities and an inability to help hitters gain an advantage at the plate. The Rockies are notably behind the analytics game but they have also been petitioning MLB to make teams that have a special hitting machine to mimic pitchers to also provide one for the visiting club.

There is no easy remedy for the Rockies hitting struggles. Replacing hitting coach Hensley Meulens could help, but there is no guarantee it would improve anything. The team claims the players are pressing too much and trying to do too much, but what exactly does that entail? It appears as if almost all the hitters are going up without a plan and no pitch recognition. The Rockies could also be trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. The team has focused on players with power potential and tries to teach them bat control whereas it might be better to focus on players with bat control and teach them power. The reason Larry Walker and Todd Helton are Hall of Famers is because they had elite bat control and just knew how to hit, which led to power, not the other way around.

Hopefully, scoring some runs on Monday night will jump start an increase in offense for a team that desperately needs it.