Coors Light: Rockies fall to Phillies again, slide to 8-40 to extend worst start in MLB modern era

Once upon a time the Blake Street Bombers roamed Coors Field Not anymore The current crop of Rockies often has a hard time hitting its way out of a paper bag That s why Dillon Cheer a up-to-date Arvada West High School graduate and passionate Rockies fan indicated up at Coors Field wearing a grocery bag over his head as a personal protest It didn t help at least not much The Phillies beat the Rockies - With an - record the worst -game start in history the Rockies continue to set a torrid pace toward the worst record in Major League Baseball s Modern Era since Philly had hits Colorado eight The Rockies have allowed at least hits in consecutive games for the first time since Sept - Philly struck out five times Colorado It marked the st time this season the Rockies have had double-digit strikeouts Only the Angels and Red Sox have more Left fielder Jordan Beck one of Colorado s minimal productive hitters struck out three times and saw his career-best -game on-base streak end First baseman Michael Toglia also whiffed three times His Ks at a clip are the greater part in the majors Colorado did get a few offense from right fielder Tyler Freeman who hit for and was central to two mini-rallies He singled home Brenton Doyle in the fourth and scored in the seventh when he doubled and was then driven in by Adael Amador s single Great night and it was good to get him going Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer declared of Freeman I think he s going to be a big part of this crew moving forward It was good to see him get three hits tonight He just battled That s what I like about him he s going to put the ball in a play a lot Colorado put together a too-little too-late rally in the ninth getting RBI singles from Mickey Moniak and Ryan McMahon Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela continued to struggle He entered the meeting with a - record ERA and batting average against He pitched six innings gave up four runs on hits and departed the mound with a ERA and average against However Schaeffer reported Senzatela took a step forward I thought he battled tonight all the way through his outing Schaeffer commented noting that the Phillies didn t hit the ball hard in their three-run first inning I thought he gave us a great outing and gave us a chance to win The right-hander has allowed hits on the season the most of in the majors and the bulk in franchise history through a starter s first games It s the bulk hits allowed through any major league starter s first games of a season since the Angels Joe Blanton gave up in The Phillies three runs in the first came on four hits the key hit being a two-run looping double by Bryce Harper In career games at Coors Harper is slashing with eight home runs doubles and RBIs Philly put the meeting away with a three-run seventh that included a -foot solo homer to center field by slugger Kyle Schwarber off lefty reliever Ryan Rolison Schwarber has launched homers this season including a -foot blast to right field in the Phillies - win over Colorado on Monday night Alex Bohm and Brandon Marsh added RBI singles in the Phillies seventh Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo toyed with the Rockies for six innings allowing one run on two hits with strikeouts He did walk three but he was never in trouble as his ERA dipped to He s the eighth Phillies pitcher to have a sub- ERA through his first starts with the club since He s only the second Philadelphia lefty to accomplish that joining Woodie Fryman who had a ERA through games in Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Ryan Rolison turns to throw the ball to first base but commits an error after fielding an infield hit off the bat of Philadelphia Phillies Nick Castellanos in the seventh inning of a baseball contest Tuesday May in Denver AP Photo David Zalubowski Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis