Rockies’ offense AWOL again in 4-1 loss to Texas as Colorado drops to 7-35

The director might have changed but the Rox Show looks the same In their second battle under interim manager Warren Schaeffer the Rockies offense was once again a no-show in a - loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night at Globe Field Schaeffer was named interim manager on Sunday when Bud Black was fired The Rockies slid to - keeping pace for the worst start in major league history Colorado is tied with the Red Sox for the worst record after games The Phillies and Orioles were - after games The Rockies threatened in the ninth when Ryan McMahon led off with a double and Hunter Goodman followed with a single but reliever Shawn Armstrong struck out Michael Toglia Sean Bouchard and Owen Miller all looking We brought the tying run to the plate there in the ninth and the boys fought Schaeffer stated reporters in Arlington Texas With the one run on the scoreboard you might not think that but our guys fought I thought there was grind and grit there But Colorado s been haunted by a recurring theme all season putting runners on base but failing to put the ball in play The Rockies went for with runners in scoring position Tuesday night and their RISP average for the season is trailing only the Orioles The Rockies slid to - keeping pace for the worst start in major league history Colorado is tied with the Red Sox for the worst record after games The Phillies and Orioles were - after games Third baseman Josh Jung gave the Rangers all the runs they needed hitting a three-run homer in the first and a solo blast in the seventh Texas veteran right-hander Jack Leiter pitched six innings allowing one run on two hits with three walks and five strikeouts He needed just pitches Leiter was really good tonight and our hitters had a tough time with him Schaeffer declared He landed the off-speed pitches early and they were in play tonight That was particular nasty stuff Colorado lefty Kyle Freeland survived a rugged first inning and went on to pitch a solid six innings giving his club a chance to snare a rare road triumph Nothing doing The Rockies slipped to - on the road the worst start in franchise history away from Colorado Freeland is in the running for the least-supported pitcher award He entered the championship having received total runs of advocacy in his first eight starts a run-support average that was the fifth lowest in the majors Related Articles Rockies interim manager sees opportunity for change Chase Dollander carries no-hitter into sixth inning but Rockies falter in Warren Schaeffer s managerial debut Bud Black s firing was inevitable but messy even by the Rockies standards Keeler Bud Black Fall guy If Rockies Dick Monfort are serious about change they ll fire GM Bill Schmidt Warren Schaeffer Rockies interim manager brings high force to job Colorado took a - lead in the first on Hunter Goodman s RBI single off Leiter to drive in Jordan Beck who reached on a one-out single and stole second base But from that point on Crickets until Michael Toglia hit a leadoff single in the seventh and until the ultimately empty mini-rally in the ninth Five pitches into his start Freeland was staring at a - deficit Rangers leadoff hitter Sam Haggery ambushed Freeland s first pitch of the challenge into center field for a single Wyatt Lanford ripped Freeland s fourth pitch into right field for a single Jung hammered the fifth pitch feet for a three-run homer to right-center But the gritty Freeland as he often does buckled down He blanked Texas for the next five innings allowing just three hits Nonetheless he s now - with a ERA The first three hitters Kyle s fastball command wasn t there but then he settled in and made a nice quality start Schaeffer stated After the first inning I think the heater and the curveball both worked for him The command was better It looked to be like he calmed down a bit and then he took over from there Pitching matchup Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela - ERA at Rangers LHP Patrick Corbin - p m Wednesday Globe Life Field TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Road woes are nothing new to the Rockies but this season has been a mishap Colorado entered Tuesday night with a - mark on the road the worst start in franchise history With their - loss to the Rangers on Monday night the Rockies became the sixth squad in the modern era since to lose of their first road games joining the Senators Angels Orioles Astros and Royals The Rockies were slashing in their games on the road ranking th among all teams in those categories Pitching probables Thursday Off day Friday Rockies TBA at Diamondbacks RHP Corbin Burnes - p m Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis