Rockies set franchise record with 104th loss, getting one-hit by Dodgers
The Colorado Rockies are officially the worst squad in franchise history The Rockies were one-hit by the Dodgers on Monday in Los Angeles in a - loss that gave Colorado its th defeat the club s all-time high Tyler Glasnow no-hit Colorado for seven innings with a walk leading to the lone run scored before rookie Ryan Ritter certainly gave Colorado its first knock with a leadoff double off Tanner Scott in the ninth L A s masterful pitching performance came just two days after Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning in Baltimore and the Orioles proceeded to rally to win the championship - But there would be no such comeback on Monday at Dodger Stadium Colorado s lone run came in the second inning Jordan Beck led off with a walk stole second advanced to third on a flyout and then scored on Kyle Farmer s sacrifice fly It was the first time this season the Rockies scored a run without having a hit in an inning Chase Dollander held the lead through five sparkling innings of one-hit baseball in one of the best performances of the rookie s young career But the right-hander had to be lifted after issuing a leadoff walk in the sixth due to left knee discomfort Chase was fantastic interim manager Warren Schaeffer reported reporters His changeup was good he was throwing his heater where he yearned to he was climbing the ladder when he needed to and locating the emerging ball for strikes He was feeling the knee for a couple innings and we were monitoring it That four-pitch walk to the nine-hole we saw him moving it around out there a little bit It s not worth the danger at that point Freddie Freeman roped an RBI double off Juan Mejia to tie the championship in that frame and then Los Angeles took the lead for good on Mookie Betts two-out two-run single off Angel Chivilli in the seventh Related Articles Rockies Hunter Goodman named NL contestant of the week Rockies routed by Padres tie franchise record with rd loss of season Rockies late rally falls short against Padres who pound out hits at Coors Field These seven Rockies prospects look to make major league debut in Rockies prospect Charlie Condon cashing in on persistence patience He s devouring information Dollander was one of three Rockies to exit the event due to injury Warming Bernabel came out of the tournament in the first inning after running into a pole while chasing a foul ball And then Ritter after latest up the no-no was removed in the ninth inning after rolling his ankle diving back into second base The defeat and near no-no underscored the season-long futility by Colorado which is the first association with three straight -loss seasons since the Astros from - Along the way to franchise infamy the Rockies have lost games at home a franchise record They ve also been swept times have an MLB-worst ERA a National League-worst strikeout rate and right now hold the modern-era record with a minus- run differential The Rockies have blown leads and were embarrassed a multitude of times including a - loss to Milwaukee on April a - loss to San Diego on May an - loss to Baltimore on July and a - loss to Toronto on Aug to cap a three-game blasting in which Colorado gave up the preponderance hits in a single series in the modern era Tuesday s pitching matchup Rockies RHP German Marquez - at Dodgers RHP Emmet Sheehan - p m Tuesday Dodger Stadium TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Ezequiel Tovar hasn t delivered the production the Rockies hoped for this season largely due to injury Tovar s missed games due to two injuries left hip contusion and left oblique strain after missing only games across and But the shortstop is still hitting milestones he notched his th career double last week joining Nolan Arenado as the only players in club history to achieve that mark before turning Pitching probables Wednesday Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland - at Dodgers LHP Blake Snell - p m Thursday Rockies RHP McCade Brown - at Padres TBA p m Kyle Newman The Denver Post Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis
