Hapless Rockies rally but lose fourth straight, falling to Brewers, 10-6

A banner night for backup catcher Braxton Fulford and a nice comeback equaled another loss for the Rockies They fell - to the Brewers on Friday night at American Family Field suffering their fourth consecutive loss and dropping their record to - And so it goes in Colorado s season of discontent Milwaukee hammered starter Kyle Freeland early and put the contest away late against relievers Ryan Rolison and Jake Bird Colorado cut the lead to - in the eighth on Fulford s two-run double but the Brewers rebounded with three runs in the bottom of the frame Brice Turang and Caleb Durbin hit back-to-back singles off Rolison who was replaced by Bird Bird who s been so good this season walked Sal Frelick to load the bases gave up an RBI groundout to Jackson Chourio and then a two-run double to Christian Yelich into the left-field corner Fulford playing for injured starting catcher Hunter Goodman was for and drove in three runs His three hits were a career high Freeland coming off a stint on the injured list was fresh He unleashed a mph fastball in the first inning against Yelich Freeland s fastest pitch since May vs the Mets Freeland was in command through the first three innings but it all fell apart in the Brewers six-run fourth They sent nine batters to the plate and battered Freeland for five hits Turang s two-run bases-loaded double was Milwaukee s first big blow Even bigger was Chourio s two-out three-run homer to right on a Freeland s - changeup Freeland now - with a ERA was charged with six runs on eight hits over four innings He struck out two and walked three tying a season high Related Articles Dodgers Clayton Kershaw baffles Rockies who are - at season s midway point Renck Walker Monfort s first order of Rockies business Demand dad fire GM Bill Schmidt Rockies promote Walker Monfort to executive vice president in leadership shuffle Dodgers rain send Rockies to an - loss and an - record Dodgers Clayton Kershaw eight strikeouts shy of faces Rockies Thursday at Coors Field Colorado got back into the challenge with a three-run fifth Ryan Ritter s groundout to short scored Brenton Doyle who led off with a bloop single off starter Jose Quintana and Thairo Estrada s single scored Ritter and Jordan Beck who had reached on a two-out double The Rockies cut Milwaukee s lead to - in the sixth on a walk by Ryan McMahon and an RBI double by Fulford Goodman sidelined Goodman who s been the Rockies best offensive sportsman this season was out of the starting lineup The Rockies initially thought Goodman was dealing with a leg cramp but manager Warren Schaeffer disclosed that Goodman has hamstring tightness The catcher has hit safely in seven consecutive games one encounter shy of tying his career high He s batting for during his seven-game streak Saturday s pitching matchup RHP Antonio Senzatela - ERA at Brewers RHP Quinn Priester - p m Saturday American Family Field TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Entering Friday night s tournament against Milwaukee the Rockies had won seven of their last road games including notching their first two series victories of the season a three-game sweep at Miami on June - and winning three of four games at Washington on June - Colorado s seven road wins in a single calendar month are the largest part since Colorado won eight road games in September Pitching probables Sunday Rockies RHP German Marquez - at Brewers RHP Chad Patrick - p m Monday Off day Patrick Saunders The Denver Post Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis