ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Colorado Rockies left Texas as the first team in baseball’s modern era to lose 36 of their first 43 games and hoping an off day in Arizona can help them reset.

“That’s the plan,” interim manager Warren Schaeffer said Wednesday night following an 8-3 loss to the Texas Rangers that was Colorado’s 11th in the last 12 games. “We’re looking forward to (the day off), and we’re looking forward to getting after the Diamondbacks in Arizona.”

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