DENVER — The , a day after losing by 21 runs to the , fired manager Bud Black on Sunday.
The Rockies are off to a major league-worst 7-33 start, even after defeating the Padres, , on Sunday to salvage one game in the series and snap an eight-game losing skid. Third base coach Warren Schaeffer will serve as interim manager for the rest of the season, and hitting coach Clint Hurdle will serve as interim bench coach.
The Rockies, who also fired bench coach Mike Redmond, will open a road trip on Monday night against the .
Black was in his ninth year as Rockies manager and had a career record with Colorado of 544-690. He is the winningest manager in franchise history.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
