It was a gut-wrenching, gut-churning, gut-punch kind of loss.
The Rockies wasted a dramatic ninth-inning rally and fumbled away chances to win in extra innings — not to mention spoiling a superb start from Ryan Feltner — before losing 4-3 to the Royals in 11 innings Tuesday night.
K.C. backup catcher Freddy Fermin singled a line drive to center off Tyler Kinley to score ghost runner Mark Canha for the game-winner at Kaufmann Stadium.
The Rockies, 4-18 overall, have lost 11 consecutive road games, with their lone road win coming on March 29 at Tampa Bay, in the second game of the season.