The San Francisco Giants blow chance to enter weekend series vs. Dodgers tied for first in the NL West after a late collapse vs. the Rockies.

Colorado held a 5-2 lead over the Giants going into the ninth in the series opener on Tuesday at Coors Field. Up to that point, they had timely hitting, got a decent start from Carson Palmquist, and the bullpen had been flawless. Then came the punch line as the Rockies remain on pace to be the worst team in modern baseball history.

But Atlanta isn’t struggling as bad as the Colorado Rockies (13-55), who -- as of June 13 -- are on pace to be Major League Baseball’s worst-ever team at 31-131, remarkably topping the 2024 Chicago White Sox, who set the record for most losses in a season with 121.

However, the offensive component of that aforementioned blueprint is much harder to execute without Matt Chapman. The five-time Gold Glove third baseman (two-time platinum winner) is currently on the injured list after jamming his right hand while sliding back into first base in a June 8 win versus the Atlanta Braves.

The San Francisco Giants' infield has been one of the trickiest to figure out in the MLB, and third baseman Matt Chapman's trip to the injured list with a sprai

Antonio Senzatela (1-10, 6.68 ERA) will start for the Rockies. In his last outing, he came out of the bullpen for the first time since April 27, 2018 against the Miami Marlins after the Rockies elected to use Ryan Rolison as an opener.

The Colorado Rockies got a win on Thursday and avoided reaching a new low and setting the record for the worst start in the modern era.

Any hope that the San Francisco Giants will get their Gold Glove third baseman back in 10 days is no longer in the cards.