The Aporia · Rockies become the first team since the Mets from 1962-65 with 4 straight 100-loss seasons

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On Tuesday night at Coors Field, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-2, securing the Rockies' fourth straight season with at least 100 losses. This marks an unprecedented achievement for the Rockies as they are now the first team since the New York Mets from 1962 to 1965 to have four consecutive seasons with 100 or more losses. The Rockies, who currently sit last in their division, face challenges such as playing at high altitude and competing against strong teams like the Dodgers and Padres, contributing to a record of 220-423 since the start of the 2023 season.

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On Tuesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2, ensuring that Colorado will finish its fourth consecutive season with at least 100 losses, a feat not achieved since the New York Mets in their expansion years from 1962 to 1965. Nolan Arenado, who played for the Rockies before joining the Diamondbacks this year, contributed three hits and his team-leading 28th home run of the season. Michael Soroka pitched seven innings with just one earned run allowed while striking out nine batters. The game was played in front of an announced crowd of 19,324, including approximately 800 dogs participating in a Bark at the Park event. This loss marks another disappointing chapter for a franchise that has made it to the playoffs only twice since 2010 and hasn't won a playoff series since their memorable run to the World Series in 2007.

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Meyer, C. (2026, September 23). Rockies become the first team since the Mets from 1962-65 with 4 straight 100-loss seasons. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/rockies-become-the-first-team-since-the-mets-from-1962-65-with-4-straight-100-loss-seasons/article_425992d5-a9e3-536f-a241-3dc7fd3bac46.html

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Who wrote this

Craig Meyer

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🔮 Up next Arizona RHP Merrill Kelly (9-14, 5.00 ERA) will take on Colorado RHP Mason Adams (0-1, 5.09) on Wednesday in the second game of a three-game series.

2026-09-23 · assertive framing · Diamondbacks beat Rockies 7-2, send Colorado to its 4th straight season of 100 or more losses

🔮 It was one of the few cheers the Rockies would receive on a night they reached an ignominious historical mark.

2026-09-23 · assertive framing · Rockies become the first team since the Mets from 1962-65 with 4 straight 100-loss seasons

Also by Craig Meyer

Diamondbacks beat Rockies 7-2, send Colorado to its 4th straight season of 100 or more losses

2026-09-23 · Toronto Star

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Rockies ORG · 12× Colorado ORG · 6× DENVER GPE · 1× Diamondbacks ORG · 1× Michael Soroka PERSON · 1× Nolan Arenado PERSON · 1× the Arizona Diamondbacks ORG · 1× the Chicago White Sox ORG · 1× the Colorado Rockies ORG · 1× the New York Mets ORG · 1×

Narrative

Behind three hits from former Rockies All-Star Nolan Arenado and seven innings of two-hit ball from Michael Soroka, the Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 7-2 to guarantee Colorado its fourth straight season with at least 100 losses in front of an announced crowd of 19,324 (along with an estimated 800 dogs on one of Rockies’ Bark at the Park nights).

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🔮 It was one of the few cheers the Rockies would receive on a night they reached an ignominious historical mark.

2026-09-23 · Toronto Star

Rockies become the first team since the Mets from 1962-65 with 4 straight 100-loss seasons · assertive framing

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During a mound visit in the top of the first inning with the Colorado Rockies already trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by two runs, a lone voice of encouragement emerged from an otherwise restless and murmuring crowd at Coors Field. asserted

voice → trail → Field

“Let’s go, Rockies!” a fan shouted Tuesday from section 130, just behind home plate in the lower bowl. asserted

fan → go → bowl

It was one of the few cheers the Rockies would receive on a night they reached an ignominious historical mark. asserted

they → receive → mark

Diamondbacks → beat → nights

The Rockies became just the fifth club in major league history to lose at least 100 games in four consecutive seasons and the first to do so since the New York Mets in their expansion season of 1962 through 1965. asserted

Rockies → become → 1965

It’s the latest low for a franchise that has made the playoffs just twice since 2010 and hasn’t won a playoff series since a memorable run to the World Series in 2007. asserted

that → ’ → 2007

For much of the season, it looked as though Colorado would avoid 100 losses. asserted

Colorado → look → losses

On Aug. 16, the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 13-7 for their fourth win in five games, improving to 50-74. asserted

Rockies → beat → 50

Since then, however, Colorado has gone 7-26, including 2-13 in its past 15 games. asserted

Colorado → go → games

Some of their struggles remain familiar. asserted

Some → remain → struggles

As it has for much of its history, an organization tasked with playing baseball a mile above sea level has struggled keeping opponents off the board. asserted

organization → task → board

Entering Tuesday, the Rockies had a team ERA of 5.57, the highest mark in the majors. asserted

Rockies → enter → majors

Colorado has finished with the highest team ERA every season since 2022 and if it does so again this year, it will become only the third club since 1913 to have the worst ERA in the majors in five consecutive seasons. asserted

it → finish → seasons

The Rockies also compete in the same division as the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two-time reigning World Series champions, and the San Diego Padres, who are on the verge of their fifth postseason appearance in the past seven seasons. asserted

who → compete → seasons

This season, Colorado went a combined 5-21 against the Dodgers and Padres. asserted

Colorado → go → Dodgers

The Rockies did improve this year after losing a franchise-record 119 games last season. asserted

Rockies → improve → games

Rookie first baseman TJ Rumfield entered Tuesday fifth in the National League with a .300 batting average and led all qualified rookies in batting average and on-base percentage. asserted

Rumfield → enter → base

Hunter Goodman, Colorado’s 26-year-old catcher, was an All-Star for a second consecutive season and is one home run shy of becoming the first Rockies player with 40 homers in a season since 2019. asserted

Goodman → become → 2019