FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Mets gave an unofficial farewell to Mike Piazza and the Colorado Rockies officially avoided a franchise record for defeats.

Piazza went hitless in what was likely his final game as a Met and Aaron Cook scattered 10 hits in his second complete game of the season as the Rockies salvaged the finale of a season-ending four-game series, 11-3.

A 12-time All-Star, Piazza is in the final year of his contract and is not expected back in 2006. Obtained in a blockbuster trade in 1998, Piazza was the cornerstone of a team that won the National League pennant in 2000.

A crowd of 47,718 showed their appreciation by giving Piazza a warm ovation each time he came to the plate. The Mets played several video tributes to the 37-year-old during the game, including a prolonged one that replaced the seventh-inning stretch and prompted the catcher to step out of the dugout several times to acknowledge the fans.

"It's weird. One of the products of the game today is a little more movement (by players)," Piazza said. "You just don't know. Wherever I end up is where I'm supposed to be. The fans paid me an incredible honor. I didn't expect it."

Piazza grounded out to shortstop in the first, fourth and sixth before being replaced after seven innings. While he may be ending his stay in New York, Piazza plans to continue playing.

"Yeah I do," Piazza said. "Part of the fun will be able to go from year to year. It will be a different situation for me."

The Rockies, who snapped a 10-game losing streak at Shea Stadium, finished the season with a 67-95 record, their fifth straight losing campaign. The 95 losses tie the most in franchise history, set in their inaugural season of 1993.

"I think we came along," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "Since the All-Star break we were very competitive. We played fundamental, sound baseball. We've just become major league functional-wise."

Cook (7-2) walked one and struck out one to pick up his seventh win in eight decisions. He allowed back-to-back homers to rookies Mike Jacobs and Victor Diaz in the second and another solo shot to Cliff Floyd in the sixth.

"It's a good ending," Cook said. "I thought it would be a long day after those (first) two homers. I kept attacking guys."

The righthander gave up a pair of singles in the ninth before Jose Offerman lined into a double play to end the game.

The Mets (83-79) lost for just the third time in 14 games and concluded with their first winning season since 2001.

"I'm used to winning, so anytime you don't go to the playoffs, it's not a total success," Mets first-year manager Willie Randolph said. "But we're moving forward. I feel good about this team."

Victor Zambrano (7-12) took the loss, allowing six runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Barmes homered with one out in the first and Garrett Atkins later followed with an RBI single.

Luis Gonzalez delivered a two-run single in the third before the Rockies added a pair of runs in the sixth. Cook tripled and scored on a single by Cory Sullivan and Matt Holliday had an RBI single to end Zambrano's season.

Barmes had a two-run double off Heath Bell in the seventh before Todd Helton greeted Danny Graves with a two-run homer to cap a five-run inning.