Not even Aaron Cook could salvage a bit of pride for the free-falling Rockies, who arrive at Coors Field to open interleague play against Minnesota on Friday having seen their latest losing streak extended to five games with an 8-5 loss at Arizona on Thursday.

Cook provided the Rockies with what turned out to be their only victory in the six-game road trip, a 4-2 win at San Diego on May 9. This time, he saw his six-start winning streak broken in what was his shortest and least effective effort of the season.

He came out after five innings, having allowed five runs. Now the Rockies are left to wonder what's next after seeing their record slip 11 games below .500 for the first time since the end of the 2006 season, and with Cook not scheduled to pitch again until Tuesday ...More