Rockies tie 2004 Diamondbacks for the most losses by a National League team during the Divisional Era

The Rockies have more chances to clear themselves of infamy by association Colorado dropped its fourth straight contest on Wednesday at Coors Field an - defeat to the Marlins to clinch the club s st series defeat this season The loss sank Colorado to - as the Rockies still need one more win to ensure they don t tie the White Sox for the worst record in baseball s modern era The defeat made Colorado the first National League club to lose games in years since the Diamondbacks did so in Those D-backs and this season s Rockies are now tied for the the greater part losses by an NL club during the Divisional Era since The Rockies continue to fade hard down the stretch with a - record in September Wednesday was an erratic night for the Colorado pitching staff which finished with eight walks and a hit batter We walked way too a large number of guys tonight interim manager Warren Schaeffer explained You can t be giving that a multitude of free passes away at Coors Field and expect to win The Rockies scored first by manufacturing a couple runs in the second inning off southpaw Ryan Weathers After Ezequiel Tovar reached on an infield single and then Blaine Crim walked Kyle Farmer singled Tovar home and Braxton Fulford s sacrifice fly scored Crim to make it - Miami nicked right-hander McCade Brown for an RBI single in the third then took the lead off the rookie with a pair of runs in the fourth A two-out walk in that inning eventually opened the door for Javier Sanoja s RBI double and then Jakob Marsee s RBI infield single to give the visitors a - advantage Meanwhile the rookie Brown finished with three runs allowed on four hits and four walks over four innings I was trying to be on the edges a little too much Brown announced I ve got to be competitive with more strikes I think my stuff plays and I ve got to be able to throw it in the zone The Rockies struck back in the bottom of the fourth inning off Weathers using Hunter Goodman s double and then an RBI single by Jordan Beck to tie it - After Ryan Rolison pitched a scoreless fifth for Colorado Jaden Hill got into trouble in the sixth and surrendered the lead back to Miami A walk single and hit batter loaded the bases and led to Agust n Ram rez s sacrifice fly to make it - Miami then tacked on another run via a sac fly by Heriberto Hernandez off Juan Mejia in the seventh pushing the result to - Miami added insurance in the eighth with Ram rez s two-run -foot blast to left-center off Roansy Contreras that made it - Joey Wiemer s RBI single off Angel Chivilli in the ninth further padded the points In contemporary times we had the early lead which was good we had a good plan against Weathers Schaeffer mentioned In the middle innings there were specific good at-bats but not enough that s for sure Mickey Moniak hit a no-doubt foot blast off a hanging changeup to lead off the bottom of the ninth to give the smattering of Rockies fans still in attendance something to cheer about It was the red-hot Moniak s rd dinger of the season and the first time in his career with a homer in three straight games The personal accolades and to be able to reflect and look back for me on my season comes Sept Moniak noted It will be a short reflection I ll take about two weeks then get back into the cage and the weight room Up until this point it s been a great year for me personally but the ultimate goal is to win We haven t been able to do that Colorado concludes the series against Miami in a Thursday matinee looking to avoid its th sweep of the season and plays its final home games with a three-game series against the Angels this weekend Colorado then finishes the year on the road with a trip to Seattle and San Francisco both of whom are in the hunt for a wild card berth Thursday s pitching matchup Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara - ERA at Rockies RHP Tanner Gordon - p m Thursday Coors Field TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Related Articles Mickey Moniak posting career year with Colorado after washing out with Phillies Angels Should Rockies bring him back in Rockies late rally falls short in - loss to Marlins at rainy Coors Field Tanner Gordon emerges as Rockies best starter as season nears close Mickey Moniak has career day but slumping Rockies lose to Padres Rockies analysis GM Bill Schmidt s track record illustrates why front-office change appears imminent Radio AM FM Trending In addition to a franchise-record debuts this season Colorado s also had players make at least one plate appearance tying the club record for the preponderance hitters used in a single season in franchise history excluding pitchers Pitching probables Friday Angels LHP Mitch Farris - at Rockies TBA p m Saturday Angels TBA at Rockies RHP German Marquez - p m Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis