The Colorado Rockies finally found a groove more than two months into the season but stumbled against the New York Mets on Friday night. New York took the opener of the three-game series with a 4-2 win to end Colorado's first three-game winning streak of the season.

Rockies Suffer Major Loss Before Mets Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Colorado Rockies are as hot as a 12-50 team could be heading into their bout with the New York Mets on Friday night. They swept the Miami Marlins on the road in their last series after losing their previous seven contests, outscoring them 12-8 over the three games.

Antonio Senzatela entered Friday’s contest with an 12.00 ERA in the first inning. It’s no wonder, then, that manager Warren Schaeffer decided to experiment with Ryan Rolison, himself a former starter, opening the game. As it turns out, it was a solid plan.