On Sunday, Gabriel Hughes had the assignment to help put the Colorado Rockies in position to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.

Hughes failed in his assignment, giving up five earned runs in two innings as the Tigers ended up winning 8-1. Hughes gave up five hits along with those five runs, walked two, struck out two, and allowed a home run.

In comparison, Tigers starting pitcher Jackson Jobe picked up the victory. Jobe worked 6.1 innings for Tigers manager A.J. Hinch. He gave up three hits, one earned run, walked one, struck out eight, and gave up Colorado's lone run on a home run.

Colorado relievers Zach Agnos and Nick Frasso gave up Detroit's three other runs. 

This weekend series was not good news at all for a Rockies team still looking to avoid that 100-loss mark. But, they really are getting nearer to that mark instead of being further away. They can only lose five more games as the 2026 MLB season winds down. Colorado's overall record after this weekend? They are 55-94, almost 40 games below .500.

Adael Amador smashed a one-out solo home run in the top of the first inning, giving the Rockies a short-lived 1-0 lead. Detroit's Riley Greene hit his 20th home run in the bottom of the first, a two-run shot that gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead.

John Peck's RBI single in the bottom of the second extended that advantage to 3-1, and Kevin McGonagle's two-run triple sent Detroit further ahead at 5-1.

Hao-Yu Lee's sacrifice fly and Greene's RBI single added two more runs to the Tigers' side of the scoreboard. Spencer Torkelson put the winning touch on this game with his 23rd home run this season. It was a solo shot and closed out the scoring on Sunday.

The Rockies are going to open a four-game series against the San Diego Padres on Monday, then the Seattle Mariners come in for a weekend series at Coors Field. Colorado wraps up its 2026 MLB home schedule with a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

All three of those teams are in some way, shape, or form in the postseason race at this time. They are going to be looking for wins against a team that's looking to finish strong. Can Colorado take advantage of being at home and get a few wins? That'll be worth keeping an eye on, Rockies fans.