Colorado's Hitter Fumbles Opening Bat!
A battle of the Gordon’s as the Rockies take on the Angels.
DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 23: Tanner Gordon #29 of the Colorado Rockies prepares to deliver a pitch during the second inning against the New York Yankees at Coors Field on May 23, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images) | Getty Images On Saturday the Rockies lost… but they also won . In split squad action they were beat by the Milwaukee Brewers primarily due to a rough four run appearance from Victor Vodnik.
At the same time, they bested the Cubs 4-3 after a scoreless three inning start from Kyle Freeland and a walk-off two run homer by Braxton Fulford. Today the Rockies will come back together as a single full squad to take on the Los Angeles Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. On the mound for the Halos is twenty two year old righthander Austin Gordon .
Drafted in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, Gordon struggled to limit runs (5. 44 ERA over 84. 1 innings) in his first year at High-A with the Tri City Dust Devils.
His 10. 14 k/9 and 2. 88 bb/9 paint a bit of a rosier picture of his first season as a professional, and he has only allowed two runs in six innings so far this spring.