​The Colorado Rockies’ 8–7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday marked their sixth consecutive defeat. After a difficult road trip where the offense struggled to muster anything of substance, they did manage to end on a strong note at the plate, but they finished their trip 0-6.

Things looked hopeful in the first when the Rockies scratched across a run thanks to an RBI double from Kyle Farmer, who has been one of the team’s best hitters during the road trip. However, the lead didn’t last long as the game began disastrously for starting pitcher Germán Márquez in the first inning.

Shohei Ohtani quickly erased the Rockies’ lead with a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the first. Two batters later, Freddie Freeman tagged a ball for a home run to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Márquez rebounded to get Teoscar Hernández to fly out for the second out of the inning and a chance to escape with minimal damage but the wheels fell off. The next six batters reached via four hits, a walk, and a hit by pitch to make it a 7-1 ball game, chasing Márquez from the game after recording just two outs on 37 pitches, having given up seven runs on six hits.

He was relieved by Angel Chivilli, who spearheaded a solid effort by the bullpen for the rest of the game. Responsible for the final 7 1/3 innings, the bullpen allowed just one run on four hits with seven strikeouts and three walks. Chivilli had four strikeouts over his one-hit 2 1/3 innings. Luis Peralta ended up surrendering the deciding run in his 1 1/3 innings.

Despite the early deficit, the Rockies displayed resilience. In the third inning, the Rockies loaded the bases for Michael Toglia who promptly swatted a grand slam to dead center, his first homer of the season to make it a 7-5 game. Mickey Moniak then followed with a solo home run, narrowing the Dodgers’ lead to 7–6. The team would scratch across another run in the seventh, but couldn’t get anything more to overcome the one-run deficit. Still, after a miserable road trip, the team threw out 11 hits but also struck out 16 times against just one walk.

This defeat not only extended the Rockies’ losing streak but also highlighted ongoing challenges with their pitching staff, particularly in the starting rotation. Márquez’s early exit placed additional pressure on the bullpen, which managed to contain the Dodgers’ offense but couldn’t completely shut them down. Offensively, the Rockies showed potential, especially with the power displayed in the third inning, but it wasn’t sufficient to overcome the early deficit.​ One good game against one of the Dodgers less than less-than-stellar pitchers in Bobby Miller still proved a difficult case for the Rockies.

The problems are quite evident, and one game with one good inning doesn’t erase the problems the team is having throughout the lineup. They will head back to Coors Field to open up a three-game set with the Washington Nationals on Friday where Chase Dollander will make his third start and team will debut their new City Connect uniforms.