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

Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-23 · by Craig Meyer

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On Tuesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Colorado Rockies with a score of 7-2, marking the Rockies' 100th loss of the season and their fourth consecutive year of losing at least 100 games. Michael Soroka pitched seven innings for the Diamondbacks, striking out nine while allowing just one run. Nolan Arenado contributed three hits and his 28th home run of the season for Colorado, extending his on-base streak to 16 games.

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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). Diamondbacks beat Rockies 7-2, send Colorado to its 4th straight season of 100 or more losses. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/diamondbacks-beat-rockies-7-2-send-colorado-to-its-4th-straight-season-of-100-or-more-losses/article_a83f5f9b-e420-5378-a698-9b9178ac0c32.html

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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

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

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Arizona Colorado DENVER Diamondbacks Rockies

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Colorado ORG · 7× Rockies ORG · 3× Arizona GPE · 2× DENVER GPE · 2× Diamondbacks ORG · 2× Michael Soroka PERSON · 1× Nolan Arenado PERSON · 1× Philadelphia GPE · 1× the Arizona Diamondbacks ORG · 1× the New York Mets ORG · 1×

Narrative

DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado had his team-leading 28th homer of the season among his three hits, Michael Soroka struck out nine in seven innings of one-run ball and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Colorado 7-2 Tuesday night, sending the Rockies to their 100th loss of the season.

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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 · Toronto Star

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

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Diamondbacks → have → season

The victory kept the Diamondbacks four games behind Philadelphia in the race for the third and final NL wild-card spot with five regular-season games remaining for both teams. asserted

games → keep → teams

The Rockies’ loss made Colorado the first franchise to lose at least 100 games in four consecutive seasons since the New York Mets from 1962-65. asserted

Colorado → make → 1962

Arenado, a four-time All-Star in his time with Colorado, extended his on-base streak to 16 games. asserted

Arenado → extend → games

During that stretch, he is batting .379 with seven homers and 14 RBIs. asserted

he → bat → homers

Gabriel Moreno drove in two runs, giving him 10 RBIs in Arizona’s past 16 games. asserted

Moreno → drive → games

Geraldo Perdomo added three hits and an RBI for the Diamondbacks. asserted

Perdomo → add → Diamondbacks

In four starts against the Rockies this season, Soroka (9-5) has allowed just four earned runs in 23 innings, with 23 strikeouts and six walks. asserted

Soroka → allow → strikeouts

Kyle Freeland (4-11) took the loss for Colorado, allowing five earned runs in three innings. asserted

Freeland → take → innings

The Denver native made his final home start of the season for Colorado, where he has played his entire 10-year MLB career. asserted

he → make → career

Mickey Moniak and Connor Norby drove in Colorado’s runs. asserted

Moniak → drive → runs

Moniak hit his 23rd home run of the season. asserted

Moniak → hit → season

TJ Rumfield and Jake McCarthy failed to record a hit or walk. asserted

Rumfield → fail → hit

The two entered the game with the longest active on-base streaks in the majors, with Rumfield at 24 games and McCarthy at 22. asserted

two → enter → 22

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. asserted

Kelly → take → series

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