Rockies continue slide toward historically bad season, lose 9-3 to Giants
The Rockies are on pace to go - That would be the worst record in modern major league history Too early to make such a dire forecast Yeah apparently considering just one-fifth of the season is in the books But the Rockies are a bad baseball association playing bad baseball RELATED How low can the Rockies go After historically bad start spectacular failure is on the table They lost - to the Giants on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park leaving the Rockies with a - record - on the road The Rockies won the first championship of the four-game series snapping a -game road losing streak but then lost the next three games Colorado s upcoming schedule spells more trouble Over its next games it will play only one club the Rangers - with a losing record Detroit - owner of the best record in the American League and touting one of baseball s premier starting rotations comes to Coors Field on Tuesday to open a three-game set On Sunday San Francisco shortstop Willy Adames played like Adonis going for with two solo homers and an RBI double Starter Logan Webb dominated Colorado as he usually does allowing one run on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks over seven innings The Giants improved to - vs the Rockies at Oracle since the beginning of the season the best home record by any squad vs a divisional opponent since Over those games San Francisco has outscored Colorado - a ridiculous margin of plus- Win or lose the Rockies wished veteran starter German Marquez back on track The right-hander entered Sunday with an - record and a ERA Marquez took baby actions in the right direction showing better pitch command even if his line didn t show it Over innings he gave up five runs on six hits He struck out three and didn t walk a batter Adames launched solo homers off Marquez in the first and third giving the Giants an early - lead Marquez s undoing was San Francisco s three-run fourth the killer blows were a two-run bloop single by Mike Yastrzemski followed by Adames run-scoring double Webb had no problems with the Rockies In career games starts against them Webb is - with a ERA Against the Rockies at Oracle he improved to - with a ERA In the fifth the Rockies had a small window of opportunity to get to Webb but it closed hurriedly They got on the board with a leadoff triple by Mickey Moniak followed by an RBI single by Jacob Stallings Alan Trejo reached on a fielder s choice error by Webb but the rally died when slumping center fielder Brenton Doyle grounded into a double play and Webb struck out Jordan Beck San Francisco Giants Willy Adames hits a home run in front of Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings left during the third inning Sunday in San Francisco AP Photo Jeff Chiu Related Articles How low can the Rockies go After historically bad start spectacular failure is on the table Rockies lose again as Giants Matt Chapman launches grand slam Grading The Week With Colorado locked out of No overall pick in Dick Monfort s Rockies can t even tank right Rockies Journal Goodbye Mom you were my favorite sports fan Rockies dominated by Robbie Ray shut out by Giants Doyle hitting was for with a strikeout The center fielder has gone -for- with one double and one home run over his last five games San Francisco s four-run seventh off struggling right-hander Tyler Kinley ERA buried Colorado A ray of optimism was Ryan McMahon s -for- day including an RBI triple in Colorado s two-run eighth The third baseman entered the series mired in the worst slump of his career Pitching probables Monday Off day Tuesday Tigers RHP Jackson Jobe - ERA at Rockies RHP Chase Dollander - p m Wednesday Tigers RHP Casey Mize - at Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland - p m Thursday Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal - at Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela - p m Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis
