Colorado Rockies game no. 3 thread: Jose Quintana vs Max Meyer
The Rockies look to avoid being swept by the Marlins in their first series of the 2026 season.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 13: Jose Quintana #62 of the Colorado Rockies looks on during a spring training bullpen at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 13, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images) While practicing patience is still encouraged, the Colorado Rockies’ 2026 season is off to a familiar start. The Rockies are in Miami looking to avoid being swept by the Marlins on Opening Weekend after losing by just one run in both of their first two games.
Yesterday afternoon had some fireworks as rookie TJ Rumfield and shortstop Ezequiel Tovar both struck their first home runs of the season, but the Rockies struck out eight times in seven innings against Marlins starter Eury Pérez as they fell short. Left-handed veteran Jose Quintana will make his first regular season start for the Rockies—suiting up in his ninth uniform—after joining the team on a one-year, $6 million deal this off-season. Quintana posted a 9.
72 ERA over three starts and 8 1/3 innings during spring training with eight strikeouts and six walks. He also made a scoreless, three inning start with a strikeout as the captain of Team Colombia during the World Baseball Classic. Quintana has made five career starts against the Marlins with a 2.
61 ERA over 31 innings. His primary pitch heading into this season is a low velocity sinker backed up by a changeup, a curveball, a four-seam fastball, and a slurve. Making the start for the Marlins is the right-handed Max Meyer.