Rockies honor Bob Uecker in Milwaukee by being held to one hit

MILWAUKEE — Rockies Report, Game 83:

ROCKIES BOTTOM LINE: “Let’s see — one run on one hit. That’s all we got? One … damn hit?”

The late Bob Uecker is remembered fondly by baseball fans everywhere, but moreso here in Milwaukee than anywhere else. It’s where he was raised and where he continued to make his home even as fame and fortune called. Bright lights beckoned, and Uecker returned to Wisconsin every summer to remain the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers until his death at the age of 90 this past offseason.

The Brewers have spent the entire season to date honoring their most treasured franchise icon.

So, the Rockies decided to join the celebration in their own way with a performance that hearkened to one of his quips from “Major League,” the 1989 film in which he mostly ad-libbed his role as the Cleveland Indians’ inebriated broadcaster, Harry Doyle.

That was the story of this 5-0 Colorado defeat, loss No. 65 in this season of unremitting woe.

The Rockies were held to one hit today in Milwaukee, the city that gave the world Bob Uecker.

"That's all we got, one ***damn hit?"

"You can't say ***damn on the air!"

"Don't worry, nobody's listening anyway." pic.twitter.com/lSrTaNIYyD

— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) June 28, 2025

Much of the film was shot at since-demolished Milwaukee County Stadium, located in where the parking lot of American Family Field now sits.

Inside this 21st-century stadium, now in its 24th season, the Rockies limped to a performance those Indians of that film — at least until their late-season revival — could appreciate, generating just one hit as Quinn Priester stymied them.

Acquired from the Boston Red Sox earlier this season, Priester made his first Brewers start at Coors Field earlier this season and held his own for five innings. But none of his starts since then were like the one he had Saturday, as he dominated the Rockies.

Priester went beyond six innings for the first time in 36 major-league starts, pitching through a full seven innings, striking out 11 Rockies.

Colorado’s only hit came via Michael Toglia’s ground-ball single to right field in the fifth inning. By that point, they trailed 4-0, having fallen behind 2-0 in the first inning. They never threatened to catch up. No Colorado batter advanced beyond second base.

The Rockies dropped their fifth consecutive game and eighth of their last nine since winning four in a row during their previous road trip.

ROCKIES STARTER’S REPORT

Antonio Senzatela’s season-long first-inning woes continued Saturday, as he retired just one batter before falling into trouble that led to a pair of Milwaukee runs that put the Rox into an early hole.

After retiring Sal Frelick on a grounder to first baseman Michael Toglia, Senzatela yielded singles to Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich before surrounding a 3-2 walk to William Contreras to load the bases.

Two pitches later, Senzatela got the ground ball from Brice Turang that could have gotten him out of the inning, but it was just out of range for second baseman Thairo Estrada; he dove to keep it from leaving the infield, but couldn’t make a play. All runners were safe and Milwaukee led, 1-0.

A quick lead in the first, thanks to RBI from @BRiCEcTuRANG & @rhyshoskins pic.twitter.com/rtQqKTwxRl

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) June 28, 2025

Three pitches later, Senzatela hung a slider and Rhys Hoskins got a hold of it, but drove it only as far as the warning track; the dodged bullet meant only one run came home on the sacrifice fly instead of four on the grand slam it nearly was.

Senzatela escaped trouble in the second and third innings, stranding three runners on base before the bottom of the Brewers’ order wreaked havoc in the fourth. First, Caleb Durbin led off with a weak fly ball that dropped into shallow center field for a single. One pitch later, Joey Ortiz turned on an inside sinker and launched it 408 feet over the left-field wall, doubling Milwaukee’s lead.

Two innings later, Turang struck again, drilling an 0-1 changeup over Brenton Doyle’s head to center field, scoring William Contreras from second base after a leadoff double. Senzatela recovered to retire Hoskins one batter later, placing a 3-2 sinker on the outside corner for his 500th career strikeout and his second of the day.

But immediately thereafter, Senzatela walked Jake Bauers. That concluded Senzatela’s day after 4 1/3 innings and 85 pitches.

It marked the ninth time in 17 appearances this season that Senzatela has failed to go five innings. He fell to 3-11.

BITS AND PIECES

IT WAS DECIDED FOR THE ROCKIES WHEN: Turang brought home Contreras to push Milwaukee’s lead to the final 5-0 margin.

NUMBER TO NOTE: .371 — The batting average on balls in play (BABIP) allowed by Senzatela this season, including a .389 mark on Saturday. That is the second-highest figure in MLB among 121 pitchers with at least 60 innings pitched heading into Saturday’s play. The only pitcher with a worse BABIP is Friday’s starter, Kyle Freeland, at .372.

WHAT’S NEXT: The quick three-game road trip ends with the series finale at American Family Field before a Monday off-day. Germán Márquez is scheduled to start for Colorado; Chad Patrick gets the call for Milwaukee. First pitch is set for 12:10 p.m. MDT.

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