Go tell it on the mountain: Phillies 2, Rockies 1
Phils earn a tight victory behind a strong outing by the staff
DENVER, CO - APRIL 4: Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo (44) pitches in the first inning during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on April 4, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies (5-3) grew their early season win streak to four games as they came out on the right side of a rare pitchers’ duel in Denver, defeating the Colorado Rockies (2-6) by a score of 2-1 on Saturday night. Jesus Luzardo bounced back from his rough first start with a 6.
2 IP 11 K gem. The Rockies scattered five hits and scored once against Luzardo during his 99 pitch performance. Jesús Luzardo's 10th and 11th Ks.
✝️🦎 pic. twitter. com/CeQLosqcJu — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 5, 2026 The Rockies opted for a left-handed opener in Brennan Bernardino, who didn’t make it out of the first inning as the Phils opened the scoring two batters into the game via a leadoff walk by Trea Turner and a broken bat double by Kyle Schwarber.
Starting the night with a SchwaRBI double pic. twitter. com/nZk7qP2Rj3 — Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 5, 2026 Colorado tied it up in the bottom of the third on a pair of singles by Troy Johnston and Brett Sullivan.