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Jul 5, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tanner Gordon (29) pitches in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
The Colorado Rockies (38-57) continue their series against the San Francisco Giants (39-54) tonight at Oracle Park, their final series before the All-Star break.
Last night was the kind of game worth forgetting. Colorado managed five hits and lost 8-2.
Bad game. Move on.
The larger stretch has still been encouraging. Colorado is 16-19 with a minus-three run differential since June 1. During that span, the offense has hit .278/.354/.494 with a 117 wRC+, while the bullpen has posted a 4.90 ERA — including a 1.64 mark since July 1.
The rotation has been the clear lag, carrying a 6.23 ERA over the same stretch.
Tanner Gordon gets an opportunity to try to turn that around tonight.
The right-hander enters at 0-2 with a 6.95 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 46 strikeouts over 45.1 innings. Gordon works with a four-seamer around 93 mph, an upper-80s slider, a mid-80s changeup and a slower curveball.
He threw his four-seamer on half of his 94 pitches against San Francisco five days ago. It produced four strikeouts, but the Giants went 4-for-7 when putting it in play, with a 95.8 mph average exit velocity, and hit four home runs overall. His slider produced more manageable contact and a 32% called-strike-plus-whiff rate.
This will be Gordon’s fifth start on the season and his second road start. He has a 3.32 ERA in 19 total innings away from Coors Field.
Veteran left-hander Robbie Ray starts for San Francisco and enters at 8-6 with a 3.45 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 86 strikeouts over 101.2 innings.
Ray has allowed just three earned runs over his last 28.1 innings. He has deemphasized his four-seam fastball, leaning more on his sinker, slider, changeup, and knuckle curve. Left-handed hitters tend to see more sliders, while right-handers get a broader mix.
Colorado has already seen Ray twice. The Rockies made him grind through 96 pitches over four innings of one-run ball on May 31, then struck early on July 4 when Cole Carrigg launched a first-inning three-run homer before Ray settled in and completed six innings.
Carrigg remains one of Colorado’s hottest hitters, with Jake McCarthy and Kyle Karros also helping carry the recent offensive surge.
The path is still straightforward: Gordon needs to keep the damage contained and hand a close game to an offense and bullpen that have given the Rockies a much better chance lately.
First Pitch: 8:15 p.m. MDT
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Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM
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