The Rockies had a very successful overall 2018 regular season as they compiled enough victories to reach the postseason for the fifth time in franchise history.
The Colorado Rockies went 15-15 during the end of March and the full month of April. The offense compiled 34 HRs, 38 2Bs, 110 RBI, 115 Rs, and 18 SBs through these 30 games. The pitchers compiled a 4.52 ERA, a 1.327 WHIP, and 256 strikeouts through 263.0 innings.
At the end of the month of April, the Rockies found themselves 6.0 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West division.
They went 15-11 during the month of May. The offense compiled 34 HRs, 39 2Bs, 115 RBI, 120 Rs, and 18 SBs through these 26 games. The pitchers compiled a 4.27 ERA, a 1.321 WHIP, and 207 strikeouts through 234.0 innings.
After a solid month of May, the Rockies were able to overtake the Diamondbacks for a 0.5 game lead in the division.
They went 11-16 during the month of June. The offense compiled 36 HRs, 56 2Bs, 148 RBI, 153 Rs, and 6 SBs through these 27 games. The pitchers compiled a 6.20 ERA, a 1.564 WHIP, and 247 strikeouts through 241.0 innings.
The offense was spectacular during the month of June, but the pitching cost the team a lot of wins. The starting pitching combined for a 5.37 ERA and a 1.408 WHIP while the relief pitching combined for a 7.78 ERA and a 1.860 WHIP in June.
Despite spending a large amount of money on the bullpen, they cost the Rockies a lot of leads during June which put the team 6.0 games behind the Diamondbacks heading into July. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants were both ahead of the Rockies by 3.5 games at this point as well.
However, the team showed resiliency and fought back to go 17-6 during the month of July. The offense continued their torrid pace from June by compiling 34 HRs, 47 2Bs, 117 RBI, 122 Rs, and 12 SBs through these 23 games. After a poor month of June, the pitching staff bounced back to compile a 3.16 ERA, a 1.169 WHIP, and 185 strikeouts through 205.1 innings.
This great month by both the offense and the pitching helped the Rockies overtake the Giants in the division standings. This month also helped the Rockies create a three-way loss column tie with the Diamondbacks and Dodgers, but they remained 1.0 game back of each due to a difference in wins.
They went 14-14 during the month of August. The offense dropped off a bit compared to June and July to compile 27 HRs, 42 2Bs, 107 RBI, 114 Rs, and 22 SBs through 28 games. The pitchers compiled a 4.45 ERA, a 1.251 WHIP, and 250 strikeouts through 252.2 innings.
Following the month of August, the Rockies remained in a three-way loss column tie with the Diamondbacks and Dodgers, but they pulled within 0.5 games back of each.
They went 19-10 during the month of September and the first game in October. During this time, the offense put up an incredible 45 HRs, 58 2Bs, 151 RBI, 156 Rs, and 19 SBs through 29 games. The pitchers were also outstanding during September and the one game in October as they compiled a 3.27 ERA, a 1.213 WHIP, and 264 strikeouts through 256.1 innings.
The conclusion of the regular season put the Rockies 1.0 games back of the Dodgers in the NL West division, however, their performance was enough to reach the NL Wild Card game.