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PHOENIX -- The Colorado Rockies already slim postseason hopes are fading fast.The Rockies lost 11-4 to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night and have allowed 23 runs in two straight defeats to lowly Arizona.The reason why is simple, says manager Walt Weiss.Weve just got to pitch better, Weiss said.Starter Jorge De La Rosa and reliever Eddie Butler did not pitch well, and the Diamondbacks took advantage. Jean Segura homered twice and Brandon Drury added his second homer in two nights.Segura hit solo shots off De La Rosa (8-8) in the first and fourth innings, setting a career high with his 13th and 14th homers. Drury homered in the fifth to give the Diamondbacks a 7-4 lead, and Paul Goldschmidt had three hits, scored three runs and stole his 25th base in support of winning pitcher Robbie Ray (8-13).The loss dropped Colorado to 7 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second NL wild card. But on Tuesday, things looked promising for a win early.The Rockies jumped on Ray quickly for three runs. Charlie Blackmon led off the game with a walk and scored on DJ LeMahieus double. Then Nolan Arenado hit a blooper just inside the right-field line that turned into a triple, and Arenado scored on a groundout by Carlos Gonzalez.The Diamondbacks answered in their half of the first against De La Rosa. Segura led off with a homer and Arizona sent all nine batters to the plate in scoring four runs. The first inning lasted 39 minutes.Ray pitched five innings and allowed four runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and a walk. He surpassed the 200-strikeout mark for the season.The first inning was like getting punched in the nose there, and we battled after that, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. It didnt seem like there were any easy innings for (Ray). ... I thought the offense coming in scoring four gave him a lot of life. Gave him time to sit, kind of get it back together.Segura homered and Yasmany Tomas singled in a run in the fourth, giving the Diamondbacks a 6-3 lead. De La Rosa lasted only 3 1/3 innings and gave up five earned runs and eight hits with four walks.Blackmon hit his 25th home run to open the fifth, a solo shot. But Arizona scored five runs in the bottom of the inning to take control.I wasnt locating my fastball to my glove side. So it put me behind on counts when I was throwing that way early and because theyre in hitters counts, they get a little better piece than they probably should have on some of the pitches, Butler said. A jam shot, a couple of ground balls, all of which were possible outs but just didnt fall my way.Tomas added three hits and two RBI for the Diamondbacks, who have won two straight after losing six in a row.STREAKS ALIVELeMahieu reached base in his 30th straight game. ... The Diamondbacks, with 17 hits Tuesday, are the first team since the 1930 Brooklyn Robins to record 10-plus hits in 13 or more consecutive games against a single opponent in a single season. The Robins streak was 17 games against Philadelphia.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Jeff Hoffman (0-3) faces the Diamondbacks on Wednesday for the first time in his career.Diamondbacks: RHP Rubby De La Rosa (4-5) is set to make his ninth career appearance against the Rockies on Wednesday. He pitched only two innings in his last start, as he was on a pitch count having just come off the 60-day disabled list. Jerome Brown Womens Jersey .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. 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Iceland, after all, is extremely popular among neutrals after its 2-1 victory over England in the round of 16.Les Bleus have often endured a fractious relationship with their fans. Relations are better, but still precarious.Last weekend in Lyon, the players were jeered off at halftime against Ireland, when trailing 1-0. In the group game against Albania in Marseille, the vocal frustration was evident until Antoine Griezmanns 90th-minute goal.Any frayed nerves among the French contingent at the Stade de France this Sunday will surely contrast with those of Icelands devoted fans, who will be shouting their traditional Viking chant and cranking up the pressure on Frances players.Ideally for France, a quick goal or two would help settle nerves.That France has failed to score in the first half in this tournament may not be just a coincidence. Players start games nervously as if trying to avoid mistakes. Chances are snatched at, the body language is tense and cagey, the fans rarely indulgent.I think we should be a bit more supportive, France fan Ahmed Kchikech told The Associated Press after a public team training session on Wednesday. Were fed up with things only happening in the second half ... French fans are like this. We dont forgive (the players) the slightest mistake.Kchikech said he feels envious at the way Irelandd and Iceland supported their teams at this tournament, with prolonged chants and heart-warming songs.ddddddddddddIts magnificent ... but thats not the French way, he said.Over the years, games have often mapped out the same way at the national stadium.A flag-waving rendition of La Marseillaise -- the national anthem -- followed by some hearty early encouragement and then a tense, watchful silence. If France fails to impress, jeers and boos ring out from the stands.The French players have often spoken about being upset during games when the fans turn. Speaking after a 2-0 defeat to Argentina in 2009, left back Patrice Evra berated France fans for sarcastically supporting Argentina.All the matches we play in France feel like theyre away from home, Evra said.Theres little doubt that the French side has not always helped itself -- notably at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa when the players went on strike.Things have improved, especially in November 2013 when France overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Ukraine to win 3-0 at the Stade de France and qualify for the World Cup.Since coach Didier Deschamps took charge after Euro 2012, he has opened up more training sessions to the public.On Wednesday, some 500 fans attended a training session at Frances base at leafy Clairefontaine on the outskirts of Paris. Deschamps and the players happily signed autographs and chatted with fans before training.On Sunday, they will hope they remain supportive. 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