Careening Rockies slide to 9-48 record with 4-2 loss to Mets at Citi Field

When Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor led off the first inning with a home run it already felt like the Rockies were in deep trouble The Rockies track record advised us so When Lindor led off the eighth with another solo blast those feelings were substantiated The Mets beat the hapless Rockies - on Friday night at Citi Field as Colorado continued to make the worst kind of history The Rockies lost their sixth straight and slid to - on the road And here s the kicker Colorado s overall record is an almost unfathomable - putting them on pace to go - Rockies starter Kyle Freeland a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School gave the Rockies a quality start but he couldn t best Regis Jesuit grad David Peterson The Mets lefty flummoxed the Rockies for innings surrendering one run on five hits with five strikeouts and one walk Ryan McMahon s two-out RBI double to figure Thairo Estrada in the fifth was his only major mistake Peterson made his sixth consecutive quality start and improved to - with a ERA In eight home starts this season the lefty has given up just one home run In five career starts vs Colorado Peterson is - with a ERA The Rockies nearly got to Peterson in the third loading the bases with two outs Estrada making his first start for the Rockies after coming off the -day injured list ripped a mph line drive straight into the glove of the leaping Lindor And so it goes for Colorado There was a feel-good moment for Colorado In the seventh outfielder Sam Hilliard promoted from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday hit a pinch-hit home run off reliever Huascar Brazoban slicing New York s lead to - But Lindor s homer off reliever Seth Halvorsen in the eighth put the competition away New York Mets' David Peterson pitches during the second inning of a baseball championship against the Colorado Rockies Friday May in New York AP Photo Frank Franklin II Related Articles Rockies reinstate Thairo Estrada designate Nick Martini for assignment Rockies swept by Cubs drop to - as historically bad start continues Rockies sign veteran infielder Orlando Arcia to major league deal Rockies Mailbag What s at root of terrible record youth movement or bad veterans Rockies lose in innings to Cubs extend worst start in MLB s modern era Beating the Mets at Citi Field is a tough task for any organization but for the Rockies it felt like an impossibility The Mets improved to - at the ballpark in Queens tied for the best home start in their first games in franchise history Their home winning percentage is the best in the majors Freeland now - with a ERA deserved a better fate but such is his lot in life as a Rockies starter The lefty entered Friday s challenge with just runs of sponsorship across his starts a run promotion average that ranked as the third-lowest in the majors Freeland pitched six innings giving up three runs on seven hits with no walks and four strikeouts Two solo homers burned Freeland First came Lindor s first-inning shot In the fourth ageless Starling Marte launched a one-out -foot homer to center Saturday s pitching matchup Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela - ERA at Mets RHP Kodai Senga - p m Saturday Citi Field TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar entered Friday s competition slashing with two doubles one triple two home runs and five RBIs in games since being reinstated from the injured list He had five multi-hit games over that span including a career-high five hits on May at Arizona Pitching probables Sunday Rockies LHP Carson Palmquist - at Mets RHP Clay Holmes - a m Monday Rockies RHP German Marquez - at Marlins RHP Max Meyer - p m Tuesday Rockies RHP Tanner Gordon - at Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara - p m Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis