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The MLB-worst Rockies rewarded the vote of confidence their manager received with a negative 21-run salute.
After Colorado GM Bill Schmidt supported manager Bud Black, the Rockies were demolished Saturday, 21-0, by the Padres to fall to 6-33 for the season — to tie the 1988 Orioles for the worst start through 39 games in the major league since 1900.
“I think our guys are still playing hard, and that’s what I look at,” Schmidt told the Denver Post. “Guys are working hard every day, they come with energy, for the most part. I don’t think we are [at that point of firing Black]. Guys still believe in what we are doing and where we are headed. We are all frustrated.”
The loss marked the Rockies’ eighth in a row, and barring a dramatic turnaround appear headed for their third straight 100-loss season under the 67-year-old Black, who was hired in 2017 following nine seasons managing the Padres.
San Diego’s 21-run blowout on Saturday featured five home runs and marked the third-largest shutout victory in MLB since 1901; Padres right-hander Stephen Kolek went the distance for the shutout in his second big-league start.
Colorado also became the first team to give up at least 10 runs in four consecutive games since Baltimore in 2021.
“I feel for the fans, I feel for the people around here,” Schmidt said. “I know we are better than we have played, but we are not good right now. We have to battle through it and get to the other side.
“There are still a lot of games left. I think we can turn it around, but it’s going to take a whole group to do it. The guys are working to get better.”
