In their second game under interim manager Warren Schaeffer, the Rockies’ offense was once again a no-show in a 4-1 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night at Globe Field. Schaeffer was named interim manager on Sunday when Bud Black was fired.

The Rocky Mountain horror show is the result of injuries, underperformance and, most of all, an unwillingness to adapt.

The Rockies’ third base and infield coach since 2023, Schaeffer took over as manager for Bud Black on Sunday when Black was fired after eight-plus seasons in Colorado. Before that, he’d spent his career in the Rockies’ farm system as a player, coach and manager.

The Rockies have traditionally been slow to change, even in bad times. But even this franchise, it seems, has a breaking point.

While Colorado’s run differential of -89 (106 runs scored and 195 surrendered) is the worst in the MLB, the Rockies’ Pythagorean winning percentage — a formula that roughly estimates how many wins a team should have, based on its runs scored and surrendered — puts them a hair short of eight wins out of these 34 games.

TEXAS, USA — Josh Jung hit a first-inning three-run home run and an eighth-inning solo shot while Jack Leiter allowed only one run on two singles over six innings as the Texas Rangers beat the struggling Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Before the coaching staff news, the Rockies snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the San Diego Padres 9-3. It was their third losing streak of eight games this season, and one of four in all of MLB in 2025 (the Chicago White Sox holds the other).

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Colorado Rockies’ abysmal start to their 2025 campaign hit a new low on Saturday, as they fell to the San Diego Padres, 21-0, at Coors Field, marking the team’s worst shutout loss in franchise history.