The Colorado Rockies have fired long-time manager Bud Black, the club announced on Sunday. Black, 67, had managed the Rockies since the start of the 2017 season. He'll be replaced on an interim basis by third-base coach Warren Schaeffer,

While Colorado’s run differential of -89 (106 runs scored and 195 surrendered) is the worst in the MLB, the Rockies’ Pythagorean winning percentage — a formula that roughly estimates how many wins a team should have, based on its runs scored and surrendered — puts them a hair short of eight wins out of these 34 games.