Rockies clubhouse being tested during 3-11 slide
LOS ANGELES — Changing the clubhouse culture was priority No. 1 for the Rockies over the winter.
Now, after a disquieting 11-5 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday at Dodger Stadium, that culture is being severely tested.
“It’s a tough time, and this is one of the lowest of the lows,” shortstop Troy Tulowitzki said. “We have a lot of veteran players and a lot of expectations. It’s still early, but we need to get it going in the right direction. But we do have time.”
The loss was the Rockies’ 11th in their last 14 games. They are 1-5 on a current West Coast road trip that resumes tonight in San Francisco.
A disturbing trend has colored the first 33 games of the season.
“This was a tough series,” said Tulowitzki, who went 1-for-12 in the three losses to the Dodgers. “We didn’t do much of anything right. On the days we hit, we didn’t pitch. On the days we pitched, we didn’t hit.”
Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, left, pats starting pitcher Alex White as he leave the game after a three-run double by Bobby Abreu during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Sunday, May 13, 2012. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS