The Rockies’ 6-3 loss to the Cubs Saturday was a microcosm of their season-long ineptitude.
Relievers issued costly walks and the lineup hit 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position as the Rockies lost their sixth consecutive game and inched closer to the first 100-loss season in franchise history. With eight games remaining, they are 56-98.
With the game tied 3-3 in the seventh, reliever Nick Mears issued three consecutive walks, throwing 12 balls on 13 pitches, to be exact. Of course, the walks haunted him.
It could have been a disaster for the Rockies, but Justin Lawrence came in with no outs and limited the Cubs to one run on Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly to left.