Nunez went 1-for-2 with a triple, two walks and a run Sunday in the Rockies' 8-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Nunez has slashed .267/.353/.800 over his last five starts, but it's probably too late for him to usurp Elias Diaz as the Rockies' No. 1 catcher. Diaz is maintaining an .894 OPS since the All-Star break and has proven far more adept at making consistent contact against big-league pitching than Nunez. Since the start of the 2019 campaign, Nunez's 35.5 percent strikeout rate is the 12th-worst mark in MLB among all players who have logged at least 250 plate appearances.