Rockies pitching prospects have bad day

There's little positive to report from yesterday's games other than they were, ultimately, just single games. Specifically, Rockies pitching prospects had a terrible day across the board. At the top, PuRP and former PuRP Sam Moll and Miguel Castro combined to allow nine runs in two innings pitched in the first game of a doubleheader. In the second game, PuRP No. 25 Harrison Musgrave only made it through five innings, during which he allowed three runs on seven hits while only striking out one.

New PuRP Yency Almonte (No. 18) might have had the worst day of all, as he gave up four home runs while pitching for Modesto. He gave up eight runs in six innings total. Rising PuRP Peter Lambert (No. 11) gave up eight hits and four runs in four innings, though he did strike out a batter per inning.

There will be days like this for each of these players. That's to be expected. That they all took place on the same day is purely coincidental. The collective terrible day isn't an insight into the collective or the individual. But after last night's loss at the major-league level, it feels weightier than it really is.

Tonight, the most notable pitcher to take the mound is Riley Pint. He'll make his sixth career professional start for the Grand Junction Rockies.

Sacramento 12, Albuquerque 3 (Game 1) | MiLB.com Box

Notables

Gerardo Parra, 0-3

Shane Carle, 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, BB, 2 K

No. 26 PuRP Sam Moll, 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 BB

Miguel Castro, 1 IP 3 H, 5 R, BB, 0K, HR

Sacramento 3, Albuquerque 2 (Game 2)| MiLB.com Box

Notables

No. 15 PuRP Tom Murphy, 1-3

No. 16 PuRP Jordan Patterson, 2-3, 2B, K

No. 25 PuRP Harrison Musgrave, 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 B, K

Binghamton 7, Hartford 6 | MiLB.com Box

Notables

No. 4 PuRP Raimel Tapia, 1-5, 3B, K

No. 6 PuRP Ryan McMahon, 1-5, 3 K

Lancaster 13, Modesto 8 | MiLB.com Box

Notables

No. 13 PuRP 1-4, 2 K

No. 14 PuRP, 1-3, 2 BB, K

No. 18 PuRP Yency Almonte, 6 IP, 6 H, 8 R (7 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 4 HR

Asheville 7, Augusta 6 | MiLB.com Box

Notables

No. 3 PuRP Brendan Rodgers, 0-3, BB, 3 K

Carlos Herrera, 1-4, RBI

No. 11 PuRP Peter Lambert, 4 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 K, HR

No. 27 PuRP Ben Bowden, 1 IP, 0 R, BB, K

Tri-City 3, Boise, 2 | MiLB.com Box

Notables

Garrett Hampson, 0-3, 2 BB, K

Willie Abreu, 1-3, RBI, BB

Missoula 13, Grand Junction 7 | MiLB.com Box

Notables

No. 21 PuRP Pedro González, 4-5, 2 2B, 3B

DSL Rockies 4, DSL Brewers 1 | MiLB.com Box

Notables

No. 24 PuRP Daniel Montano, 1-4, K

Today's probables:

Triple-A Albuquerque: Christian Bergman

Double-A Hartford: Alex Balog

High-A Modesto: TBD

Low-A Asheville: Jesus Tinoco

Short Season-A Boise: Michael Zimmerman

Rookie Grand Junction: Riley Pint

DSL Rockies: TBD