Among the riddles facing the Rockies is how to find a winning formula at Coors Field. Because, right now, it’s a home-field disadvantage.
The Rockies’ 5-3 loss to Arizona on a 98-degree, desert-like Saturday night in LoDo dropped their home record to 7-29, the worst home record in the majors and their worst start through 36 home games in franchise history.
Colorado has been outscored 277-150 (minus-127) at home this year, the worst run differential through the first 36 home games of a season since the 1897 St. Louis Browns (minus-135), per Opta STATS.
Geraldo Perdomo’s two-run homer in the fifth off reliever Jimmy Herget lifted Arizona to its eighth win in its last 10 games. It improved the D-backs’ record over the Rockies to 14-5 over the last 19 games since September 2023.
Rookie left-hander Carson Palmquist pitched well enough to give the Rockies a chance, but in a recurring theme, the Rockies lacked the big hit in the clutch, going 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. The Rockies are batting .224 with runners in scoring position at Coors.
However, Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer wasn’t fretting over the RISP numbers because, he said, his club his making progress in its clutch hitting.
“You’ve got to drive in runs, but last night we scored eight runs, and we scored a bunch of runs on the (road trip), so it’s been trending better,” Schaeffer said, referring to Arizona’s 14-8 victory at Coors on Friday night.
Maybe so, but the Rockies’ third straight loss dropped their record to 17-60, tied with the 1907 St. Louis Cardinals and the 1932 Boston Red Sox for the second-most losses to begin a season in the modern era. The 1904 Washington Senators were 14-60-3 after 77 games.
A key moment arrived in the seventh when Rockies designated hitter Mickey Moniak led off with a double but was picked off second base by reliever Ryan Thompson.
Jordan Beck hit a 415-foot, two-run homer off Merrill Kelly in the first inning, giving the Rockies a short-lived 2-1 lead. It was Beck’s 10th homer.
Kelly was terrific, striking out seven over six innings and giving up three runs, just two earned.
Given Colorado’s taxed bullpen, the club would have liked for Palmquist to go deeper into the game than four innings, but at least he kept the Rockies in the game, departing with the score tied 3-3.
Schaeffer said he took Palmquist out, in part, because the top of Arizona’s order, especially Ketel Marte (4 for 4, two doubles) and cleanup hitter Eugenio Suarez (sacrifice in the first, solo homer in the third), had hit Palmquist hard.
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Palmquist finished strong with a one-two-three fourth inning, striking out Pavin Smith and Tawa and getting Aramis Garcia to line out to left. Palmquist, who threw 62 pitches (39 strikes), is 0-4 with a 7.63 ERA over his first seven big-league starts.
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