After dropping five out of six games during their recent homestand, the Colorado Rockies hit the road on Friday to open up a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies. It begins a six-game road trip through the state of Pennsylvania with three more against the Pittsburgh Pirates next week.

The Rockies were looking to carry the momentum from their 6-2 win over the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon on an eighth-inning Jake McCarthy grand slam. The game started the way Colorado and manager Warren Schaeffer wanted, with an early 6-0 lead, but they blew the lead and were forced to extra innings, tied 7-7.

In previous seasons, this would have been another gut-wrenching loss for the Rockies, but not in 2026.…