Rockies strike out 14 times in 8-3 loss to Rangers, slide to 7-36

What do Hunter Goodman and Clarence Geoghan Kid Baldwin have in common You re officially a hardball geek if you answered that they played for two of the bulk infamous teams in baseball history Goodman is a catcher for the Rockies who lost - to the Rangers on Wednesday night at Globe Life Field as the Rangers completed a three-game sweep Baldwin caught for the Kansas City Unions The Rockies have begun this season with a - record The Unions are one of only three teams to finish their first games with a worse record than the Rockies The others are the Red Stockings and the Louisville Colonels In the Modern Era since the Rockies stand alone in their futility The Red Sox won their rd event to improve to - The Rockies hitting on the road scored just five runs in the three-game series vs the Rangers Right now we are trying to find our way offensively but the Rangers pitching was really good don t get me wrong new Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer explained reporters in Arlington Texas Schaeffer is - since taking over for Bud Black who was fired on Sunday We are in the middle of progressing a crew approach and sticking to it and battling hard on the road he continued OK enough history except to say that Colorado s - road record is the worst to start a season in franchise history and among the worst ever in major league history The Rockies had reduced their chase rate and strikeouts in new games but they whiffed times on Wednesday night Goodman who s been Colorado s best hitter struck out three times Ryan McMahon Colorado s best hitter in May also fanned three times Fourteen punchouts in one night not good Schaffer commented We are never going to win doing that The Rangers jumped on Colorado right-hander Antonio Senzatela for four runs on five hits and a walk in the first inning and never looked back Wyatt Langford s two-run homer was the big blow Colorado has been outscored - in the first inning this season Senzatela was gone after innings having given up six runs on eight hits and four walks His ERA rose from to and teams are hitting against him Just too countless pitches that were over the plate and getting hit Schaeffer reported But he made a nice adjustment after the first inning Meanwhile Patrick Corbin the Rangers veteran lefty struck out nine Rockies over his six innings including six Ks in a row in the fourth and fifth innings The Rockies did launch two homers off Corbin Michael Toglia hit a one-out solo shot in the second for his sixth homer Shortstop Kyle Farmer hit a two-out dinger off Corbin in the sixth Farmer s first home run in a Rockies uniform Farmer s homer cut the Rangers lead to - but hopes of a late rally were extinguished in the bottom of the frame when Adolis Garc a hit a two-run homer off reliever Angel Chivilli who threw a belt-high mph fastball The Rockies have reduced their chase rate and strikeouts in new games but they whiffed times on Wednesday night Goodman who s been Colorado s best hitter struck out three times Ryan McMahon Colorado s best hitter in May also fanned three times The Rockies are off on Thursday before beginning a three-game series at Arizona on Friday Related Articles Renck Ryan Rolison s dream interrupted by shoulder surgeries comes true with big league call-up Rockies offense AWOL again in - loss to Texas as Colorado drops to - Rockies interim manager sees opportunity for change Chase Dollander carries no-hitter into sixth inning but Rockies falter in Warren Schaeffer s managerial debut Bud Black s firing was inevitable but messy even by the Rockies standards Pitching probables Thursday Off day Friday Rockies TBA at Diamondbacks RHP Corbin Burnes - ERA p m Saturday Rockies RHP Germ n M rquez - at Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen - p m Sunday Rockies RHP Chase Dollander - at RHP Merrill Kelly - p m Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis