Rockies fall to 7-36; stand alone with worst 43-game start in the modern era

Rockies Report, Game 43:

ROCKIES BOTTOM LINE: In the modern era — since 1901 — no team has ever been where the 2025 Colorado Rockies stand.

The 1904 Washington Senators, the 1910 St. Louis Browns and the 1932 Boston Red Sox were all 8-35. But none of them were 7-36.

The Rockies are alone with this dubious distinction after falling 8-3 to the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Wednesday night.

Home runs by Michael Toglia and Kyle Farmer were not enough to prevent the Rockies from falling into another historical abyss.

Toglia, who has found his power stroke in the last month after going without a home run in the first 17 games of the season, drew Colorado back within 4-1 in the second inning with a solo line-drive shot to the left-field stands.

He has six home runs in his last 25 starts, putting him back on the pace he maintained through the final two-thirds of last season.

Although his May batting average is just .205, he has pulled his OPS for the month up to .776.

Farmer clubbed a two-run blast to left field in the sixth inning, his first home run as a Rockies player. He drove home Brenton Doyle, who led off with a single.

But thanks to a rough opening for starter Antonio Senzatela, the Rockies were chasing all night. They dropped yet another series, absorbing their seventh sweep of the season.

Colorado has lost 17 consecutive series overall dating back to last year; eight in that span have been sweeps, including this trip to Texas.

ROCKIES STARTER’S REPORT

A bad start to the season got worse immediately for Senzatela, as the first six Rangers reached base Wednesday night.

By the time Senzatela induced a 4-6 bases-loaded groundout that Evan Carter beat out to avoid the double play, three runs were on the board, with Carter’s speed giving him the RBI credit for the fourth Rangers run.

Wyatt Langford took Senzatela downtown four pitches into the game, following a Josh Smith single by sending a 94-MPH fastball over the right-field wall. Three more singles and a bases-loaded walk followed.

Senzatela settled down and bought some time for the bullpen, but was relieved in the fifth inning after a single and a walk with his pitch count hitting 97.

Scott Alexander entered and surrendered a 2-RBI double to Jake Burger, putting Senzatela on the hook for two more runs to close out his night.

Walks were a problem; he issued four free passes in his 4 2/3 innings of work. But that was far from all.

Opponents are hitting a staggering .381 against Senzatela this season. He has just one quality start this season, which was also his only win, against Washington on April 20.

Senzatela dropped to 1-7.

BITS AND PIECES

IT WAS DECIDED FOR THE ROCKIES WHEN: Adolis Garcia pulled a 97-MPH Angel Chivilli fastball on the outside edge of the zone over the right-center-field wall in the sixth inning.

That pushed Texas’ lead to 8-3 and wiping out Farmer’s two-run shot in the top of the frame.

ROCKIES NUMBER TO NOTE: 14 — Strikeouts by Colorado’s lineup Wednesday night.

WHAT’S NEXT: A day off before traveling to Arizona for a three-game series against the Diamondbacks. Colorado has not named its starter for Friday night. Corbin Burnes will toe the rubber for Arizona. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. MDT at Chase Field.

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