Failure in the clutch: Rockies lose to Mets as record slides to 12-52
Perhaps the Rockies should order takeout because their home cooking isn t very good The Mets clobbered the Rockies - Saturday night at Coors Field in front of fans hitting three leadoff homers off Colorado right-hander German Marquez New York s win streak over Colorado grew to seven games But at the heart of the loss was the Rockies continued inability to produce a clutch hit even in their home ballpark The Rockies had hits but were for with runners in scoring position They were for with runners in scoring position in their - loss to New York on Friday night Failure in the clutch has been a recurring theme and contributed mightily to Colorado s - record which ties the Red Sox for the worst record through games in baseball s Modern Era since The Rockies are hitting with RISP second worst in the majors behind Baltimore Requested how the Rockies can turn it around manager Warren Schaeffer mentioned I think it s just calmness in the batter s box in those situations Mixed with aggression that fine line Then Schaeffer spelled out the wasted chances Currently first and third and no outs in the first he announced First and second and no outs in the third So we had plenty of opportunities to amount early which could have changed the lesson of that challenge It s been a consistent theme but we ll get better at it The Rockies slid to - in LoDo the worst home record in the majors and their worst start through home games in franchise history They have been outscored - at Coors this season They were held to five runs or fewer at home for the ninth straight competition tied for the third-longest streak in franchise history Ryan McMahon s leadoff homer in the fifth an opposite-field shot off Mets starter Clay Holmes was the Rockies th homer at Coors Field The opposition has hit McMahon s homer his sixth this season but first since May was the st homer of his career moving him past Matt Holliday for th place in franchise history Marquez had been pitching much better lately posting a ERA over his last five starts He was in a groove for the first four innings Saturday giving up one run on three hits the big blow Ronny Mauricio s leadoff homer in the third Big blow meaning a -foot rocket to right field Things got messy in the fifth Jared Young led off with a solo homer to left and Mauricio followed with a single and a stolen base The Mets stole three bases off Marquez who did a poor job of holding runners The first two thefts both by leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor who started at shortstop despite a broken pinky toe didn t hurt Colorado But Mauricio s steal cost Marquez because Brandon Nimmo punched an RBI single through the left side of the infield to put New York ahead - Both Marquez and Schaeffer noted they thought that the Mets had something on Marquez and his delivery which allowed the Mets to swipe bases easily off the right-hander I feel like they have something on me and that s something I have to work on mentioned Marquez who admitted that Lindor s first steal caught him off guard Added Schaeffer The running championship got us this day for sure We need to mix up looks and mix times to the plate Related Articles Rockies Journal Bullish on the bullpen despite Colorado s awful record Rockies lose heartbreaker to Mets in the ninth inning on Francisco s Lindor s clutch double Rockies call up Ryan Ritter for MLB debut place Ezequiel Tovar on IL amid flurry of moves Rockies Hunter Goodman thriving behind the plate and emerging as All-Star Event candidate Rockies sweep Marlins behind masterful Kyle Freeland red-hot Hunter Goodman New York s lead grew to - in the sixth on Jeff McNeil s leadoff line drive-homer to right Marquez now - with a ERA gave up four runs on eight hits struck out three and walked none Saturday marked Marquez s first time allowing three home runs at Coors since June vs Miami I felt good with everything tonight but I just missed two pitches two solo homers and I didn t walk anybody declared Marquez who added that he thought the ball was flying at Coors Young s -foot homer in the fifth was the best example of that The Mets piled on late scoring two runs off lefty reliever Ryan Rolison and two more off right-hander Jimmy Herget The Mets hit for with runners in scoring position Not great but plenty good enough to beat the Rockies Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis
