The Colorado Rockies concluded August with a 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday at Coors Field in Denver.

With the loss, the Rockies finished the month with a 9-19 record. Let’s review what led to this defeat:

After both teams went scoreless through the first three innings, the Rockies threw the first punch when a double by Hunter Goodman led to Jordan Beck hitting an RBI single to get him across home plate for a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth.

Up to that point, right-hander Tanner Gordon had been holding his own, but he gave up consecutive doubles in the top of the fifth that allowed Baltimore to tie the game. In the top of the sixth, manager Warren Schaeffer went to his bullpen as Mark Manfredi took the mound.

Manfredi got through the inning, but not without allowing a walk. That ended up being a preview of the seventh, when Manfredi gave up two more walks before he was replaced by Nick Frasso.

Frasso’s subsequent presence on the mound did not make a difference as he walked Blaze Alexander to load the bases. The Orioles capitalized by getting a run across to take the lead, and it doomed the Rockies.

In the end, it did not matter that Colorado doubled Baltimore’s hits (8-4); it could not capitalize on opportunities.

The Rockies could have at least tied the game in the bottom of the ninth when Troy Johnston hit a one-out double, but a strikeout by Zac Veen followed by Jake McCarthy flying out ended the momentum created by Johnston’s double while sealing their loss.

Despite some bright moments, August was indicative of another poor season for this organization. Colorado finished the month on a five-game losing streak, and a seven-game losing streak earlier in the month doomed the Rockies to not even sniff a .500 finish during it.

The one real triumphant moment for Colorado was when it took a three-game series from the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, marking the first time this season the Rockies have won a series against a winning team on the road.

Still, the losses far outweighed the wins, and a 2-12 finish in the latter days of August erased what they accomplished and reminded us just who they are: A bad team.

The Rockies have lifted themselves from rock bottom, but only slightly. This is a club that is not close to winning, and all it can do at this point is its best in September, the final month of the regular season that features multiple formidable opponents.