Colorado's win streak was built on pitching — Kyle Freeland tossed his first career complete game in that sweep — but none of that magic carried over to Lorenzen. Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar gave the home crowd a reason to stick around anyway, both connecting for homers before the night was through.
This one turned into exactly the track meet the total number suggested it could be. The Rays jumped out early, scoring seven runs across the first three innings, and never really let go of the rope even as Colorado clawed back with a four-run eighth. Fifteen hits apiece, two Rockies errors, and a final score that looked more like a football game than a Tuesday matinee — Coors Field lived up to its reputation.
Seymour worked around the thin air well enough to pick up the win, striking out nine while Lorenzen's night ended early yet again, extending a brutal stretch that's made him one of the toughest outs in the league to watch from a Rockies uniform. Cedric Mullins chipped in a couple of hits and kept his stolen-base total climbing, while Caminero's power surge continues to look like the real deal for a Tampa Bay club still very much alive in a playoff race.
For Colorado, the loss doesn't erase the good vibes from the weekend sweep, but it's a reminder of how far the pitching staff still has to go before this team is competitive on a nightly basis. For the Rays, it's a get-well game against a losing club that padded a middling road record without needing much from the injured list to do it.