Hunter Goodman hits 30th homer but Rockies dominated by Dodgers, again

From Aug - the Rockies put up a - record Maybe there really was light at the end of a very long dark tunnel Nope Turn out the lights The Rockies were dominated by the Dodgers in Los Angeles again on Tuesday night losing - L A blasted four home runs two by Teoscar Hernandez The Rockies - have lost of games and of their last They trail the Dodgers by an astronomical games in the National League West All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman did provide a feel-good moment for Colorado in the ninth After striking out in his first three at-bats Goodman ripped a liner into the left-field seats for his th home run He became the first Rockies hitter with homers in a season since when the trio of Nolan Arenado Trevor Story and Charlie Blackmon pulled it off Obviously the loss you don t want that to happen but homers is a pretty good accomplishment Goodman narrated Rockies TV Since the start of pro ball that s been one of my goals every year and to get to it in the big leagues for the first time is pretty cool Interim manager Warren Schaeffer was thrilled for Goodman but clearly discouraged by Colorado s latest loss That was big for Hunter I m happy for him Schaeffer notified reporters All the things he s done this year have been incredible But at the end of the day our squad lost - tonight and that s where we are at For majority of of the match Dodgers pitchers humbled Colorado hitters again After getting no-hit for eight innings on Monday night the Rockies were no-hit for five innings by right-hander Emmet Sheehan to begin Tuesday night s tournament It marked the first time in franchise history that the Rockies were no-hit for at least five innings in back-to-back games Colorado definitively got on the scoreboard in the sixth Kyle Karros led off with a single advanced to second on Yanquiel Fernandez s bloop double to left and scored on Tyler Freeman s single up the middle Sheehan s slider baffled the Rockies and he finished his seven-inning gem with nine strikeouts one walk and three hits allowed Sheehan improved to - and whittled his ERA to All described the Rockies struck out times I think eight of our nine punches against Sheehan were slider-chase so we had a tough time against that pitch tonight Schaeffer stated Right-hander German Marquez almost certainly pitching his final handful of games for the Rockies played the good soldier by giving his organization five innings and saving the bullpen But the Dodgers beat him up for five runs on six hits including a two-run homer by Mookie Betts in the third and a solo homer by Hernandez in the fourth I thought he held his velo I thought his curveball was pretty good overall Schaeffer commented of Marquez s performance But he just got behind in counts and that hurt with the homer specifically He put the ball over the plate a little too much Related Articles Rockies say record number of losses is out of sight out of mind Rockies set franchise record with th loss getting one-hit by Dodgers Rockies Hunter Goodman named NL sportsman of the week Rockies routed by Padres tie franchise record with rd loss of season Rockies late rally falls short against Padres who pound out hits at Coors Field Marquez struck out just two and he has only six Ks over his last four starts Marquez who fell to - saw his ERA rise from to Marquez will be a free agent at the end of the season Colorado starters have a ERA which is on pace to surpass the Tigers record for the highest in the modern era Hernandez hit his second homer in the eighth a solo shot off Roansy Contreras Freddie Freeman also hit a solo homer off Contreras in the eighth Wednesday pitching matchup Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland - ERA at Dodgers LHP Blake Snell - p m Wednesday Dodger Stadium TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending The Rockies entered Tuesday night s encounter against the Dodgers having not committed an error in their last eight games their longest errorless streak since their -game stretch Sept - The Rockies had committed just errors since the All-Star break tied for the th fewest among all teams that after leading the majors in errors during the first half of the season with Last season Colorado finished the year with a squad fielding percentage tied for eighth in the majors and tied for the fifth-best in franchise history The Rockies committed total errors the seventh-fewest in franchise history Pitching probables Thursday Rockies RHP McCade Brown - at Padres TBA p m Friday Rockies RHP Tanner Gordon - at Padres RHP Dylan Cease - p m Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis