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The Rockies were so bad Saturday, they set a franchise record and an MLB one at the same. For two different things.
Just a year after the Chicago White Sox set the modern record for most losses in a single season, the Colorado Rockies appear to be on their way to reaching a new level of futility.
Few could have imagined what would come seven years later: The Rockies are on pace to shatter the modern record for losses, set last year by the Chicago White Sox. They're on pace to lose 130 games, which would be nine more than Chicago.
It’s not like this was the first time the Braves experienced this kind of baffling result. A year ago, they squandered a Chris Sale gem in a loss to a White Sox team that lost 121 games. Now, they hav
Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh and the Colorado Rockies overcame Grant Holmes' 15-strikeout performance to beat the Atlanta Braves 10-1 on Sunday and avoid a series sweep.The Rockies have lost 22 of 23 series this season.
The latest evidence: The Rockies’ 12-4 loss to the Braves on Friday night at Truist Field, in which the Braves scored 11 runs in their last three at-bats. Consider: Colorado got an excellent start from German Marquez and ripped Atlanta pitching for 14 hits, on the road no less.
Chicago White Sox GM Chris Getz had an interesting response to whether he wants the Rockies to break his club's losing record.