For one shining moment, the Rockies looked like they could compete with the mighty Mets. Then reality set in, and the Rockies’ season of ill repute continued.
The Mets rolled, 8-2, on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field, sending the Rockies to their seventh straight loss and clinching the three-game series for New York.
The Rockies now own a 9-49 record, putting them on pace to finish the season 25-137, which would obliterate the White Sox’s 121-loss 2024 season, the worst in baseball’s modern era.
One more historical tidbit: The Rockies have lost all 19 of their series this season and 22 straight dating back to September of last season. That’s the longest series losing streak in major league history.
Now, back to that very brief, shining moment.
With one out in the first inning, Colorado shortstop Ezequiel Tovar hit right-hander Kodai Senga’s 3-2 forkball for a solo home run to left field. But then Senga took command and retired 17 Colorado batters in a row. All told, the Rockies had just three hits.
Senga pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on two hits. He struck out seven and walked two. His ERA is a sterling 1.60.
Meanwhile, the Mets took batting practice off struggling right-hander Antonio Senzatela, beating him up for seven runs on eight hits in four innings. Included in the onslaught were back-to-back homers by Brandon Nimmo (a two-run blast) and Juan Soto in the Mets’ three-run fourth inning.
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Given Colorado’s offensive woes on the road, the Mets essentially won the game in their first at-bat. They loaded the bases on Francisco Lindor’s leadoff single, a single by Nimmo and a walk by Soto. Senzatela struck out Pete Alonso, but Brett Baty lined a three-run triple off the wall in left-center. Tyrone Taylor’s single scored Baty to make it 4-1.
The Rockies have been swept nine times this season, and will try to avoid their 10th sweep on Sunday afternoon.
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