DENVER (AP) — Austin Gomber shook off an intestinal bug to pitch six shutout innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat Texas 11-6 on Thursday to finish a franchise-worst 0-9 trip for the Rangers and extend their longest losing streak since 2003 to nine games.
Texas fell behind 9-0 by the sixth inning and dropped its 15th consecutive road game, one shy of the franchise record set by the 1961 Washington Senators, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It is the longest road skid in the major leagues since Miami dropped 15 straight in 2019.
The Rangers are 13-13 at home and 9-23 on the road, on their longest overall losing streak since May 30-June 8, 2003.
Colorado has an even bigger home-road imbalance. It is 19-12 at hitter-friendly Coors Field and a major league-worst 4-22 away from home.
“Our guys feel comfortable here, they’re super confident swinging the bat,” manager Bud Black said.
Gomber (4-5) allowed three hits, struck out six and walked none, throwing 78 pitches. He said there was never a doubt in his mind that he would make the start, but Black wasn’t sure.
“We were worried a little bit. We sent him home early (Wednesday),” Black said. “He assured us he was fine. He was a little weak when he got to the ballpark but we felt good enough to run him out there.”
The Rangers managed just three singles off Gomber, who retired 10 of his last 11 batters. He gave up a fifth-inning single in his final three innings of work and erased that with a double-play ball.
“The past couple of days were a grind,” he said. “Today I woke up feeling pretty good. Because I haven’t been able to get a ton of food down the past couple of days I was running a little low on energy.”
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