After losing four games in a row, the Colorado Rockies (52-85) return to Coors Field for a six-game homestand starting with a showdown vs. the Baltimore Orioles (68-69) tonight.
The Rockies will then play the Cardinals to complete the homestand, which will be the second-to-last one in the 2026 season.
Tanner Gordon (1-4, 5.38 ERA) will be on the mound for Colorado. Gordon has gone back and forth from the bullpen and the starting rotation in 19 appearances this season since being called up on April
14. In seven starts, Gordon has a 1-3 record and 5.60 ERA.
His last two appearances have been starts, filling the rotation spot when the Rockies released Michael Lorenzen. After getting beat up by Cleveland on Aug. 21, when he gave up five runs on nine hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 5.1 innings, Gordon bounced back with a quality start against the Guardians when he held Washington to one run on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts in seven innings.
LHP Cade Povich (2-1, 4.45 ERA) will get the start for Baltimore. The 26-year-old third-round pick from the 2021 MLB Draft made his big league debut in June of 2024 and has yo-yoed between the Orioles and the farm system, along with juggling injuries, since. He’s made six appearances this season for the Orioles and was just recalled earlier on Monday to make the start.
He had mixed results in August so far, throwing a six-inning shutout with seven strikeouts, one walk and seven hits against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 4 before Texas scored three runs on him in three innings with two walks and two strikeouts on Aug. 9. Monday will mark Povich’s first appearance at Coors Field.
The Rockies have fared well in interleague play so far this season, going 16-17. However, the Orioles are coming off a three-game sweep of the A’s.
It will be worth watching the weather as it’s been cloudy in Denver and there’s a chance of rain this evening.
First Pitch: 6:40 p.m. MDT
TV: Rockies.TV
Radio: 850 AM/94.1 FM KOA Rockies Radio Network; KNRV 1150 AM (Spanish)
Orioles SB Nation Site: Camden Chat
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