Tuesday night's opener at Yankee Stadium for the Colorado Rockies didn't go their way as the New York Yankees picked up a 5-3 win. With the Rockies down to their final 18 games this season, one big goal remains on the table.

Trying to avoid 100 losses.

After Tuesday's game, Colorado must go 8-10 down the stretch to avoid another century mark of defeats. It's not like the Rockies are going out there and just not caring. Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer and his players do care about avoiding that 100-loss mark.

For some context on how Colorado has been playing recently, then take a look at some of these numbers. The Rockies' last 10 games have been decided by three or fewer runs. Nine of those games have been decided by two or fewer runs.

In their last 10 games, the Rockies have gone 3-7. This is Colorado's second-longest streak of games that have been decided by three runs or less in the 2026 MLB season.

Look at this number, too. The team's 44 defeats that have been decided by two runs or less happen to be tied for the second-most in MLB. That number is tops in the National League, too. Colorado has not won a road game decided by one run since July 10 at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

Boy oh boy, does catcher Hunter Goodman deserve a lot of credit this season. Goodman has been the main power source for the Rockies' lineup as he's amassed 37 home runs. He's tied for third in the National League in home runs, and is tied for fifth across the MLB ranks.

Goodman happens to be the 14th player in Rockies franchise history to hit the 35-home-run mark. He's also the first catcher to do so, too, for Colorado. Twenty-two of his 37 homers have come on the road, which is the top number in MLB. 

Do Goodman's homers really matter in the end? They sure do. Look at this: Colorado is 10-7 on the road when he homers. He also has a 39-30 record overall in his MLB career (20-15 on the road).

So, the burning desire of Rockies fans is to see Goodman come up and smash a ball over the wall at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday and Thursday night. It's highly possible that Goodman can do this because of the short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium. He'll have to swing toward the opposite field if he's going to get that done, though.