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Willi Castro Willi Castro Reaches 10-homer mark
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 5:32 PM
Castro went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 11-2 loss to the Brewers.
Analysis: Castro reached the 10-homer mark on the year with this blast, one of four the utility man has hit in July. He's added 11 RBI while batting .197 (13-for-66) with 24 strikeouts over 19 games this month. For the season, Castro is hitting .258 with a .724 OPS, 44 RBI, 45 runs scored, 15 doubles and seven stolen bases over 91 contests, but his rate stats are likely to come down if he continues to whiff. |
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Cole Carrigg Cole Carrigg Goes yard in loss
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 5:29 PM
Carrigg went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 11-2 loss to the Brewers.
Analysis: Jacob Misiorowski was perfect for 4.2 innings before Carrigg's solo shot. The long ball ended a 15-game power drought for Carrigg, who still hit .280 with six doubles and six RBI in that span. The outfielder is batting .287 with an .879 OPS, five homers, 26 RBI, 30 runs scored, nine doubles, three triples and three stolen bases over his first 39 games in the majors. As expected, there hasn't been much power in Carrigg's bat, but he could still make some gains with speed and he maintains a good eye at the plate. |
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Kyle Freeland Kyle Freeland Handed 10th loss
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 5:24 PM
Freeland (2-10) allowed five runs on six hits and a walk while striking out two over 5.1 innings to take the loss versus the Brewers on Sunday.
Analysis: Freeland has reverted to poor form lately, allowing 19 runs over 22.1 innings over his last four starts, three of which have come on the road. He has a 17:3 K:BB in that span, but he's also given up five home runs. For the season, the southpaw has a 7.34 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 85:21 K:BB through 99.1 innings over 19 starts. His 7.7 K/9 is one of the better marks of his career and his 1.9 BB/9 is his best, but a 1.9 HR/9 has largely held him back, resulting in a career-worst ERA. Freeland's next start is projected to be at home versus the Royals. |
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Back in action in ACL
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 4:17 PM
Double-A Hartford reinstated Williams (triceps) from the 60-day injured list July 16 and assigned him to the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.
Analysis: Williams has turned in a 9.45 ERA, 2.85 WHIP and 7:12 K:BB in 6.2 innings through his first seven appearances in the ACL. The 24-year-old right-hander missed the entire 2024 and 2025 seasons due to injury. |
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Returns from Double-A injured list
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 4:11 PM
Double-A Hartford reinstated Thomas (wrist) from its 7-day injured list Wednesday and assigned him to the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.
Analysis: Thomas has yet to make his 2026 debut at Double-A following a lengthy recovering from offseason surgery to address a fractured hamate bone in his right wrist. The 23-year-old outfielder played in four rehab games in the ACL prior to the All-Star break and will stick around in Arizona to continue stockpiling at-bats. He'll likely report back to Hartford once he regains his timing at the plate. |
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Ezequiel Tovar Ezequiel Tovar Back to bench Sunday
Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 1:17 PM
Tovar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Analysis: Tovar will hit the bench for the second time in four games while the Rockies go with Willi Castro at shortstop in the series finale in Milwaukee. Since matching a season high with three hits in a July 3 win over the Giants, Tovar has gone 5-for-46 (.109 average) with two extra-base hits (one home run, one double), zero stolen bases, five runs and two RBI over a stretch of 15 games. |
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Ryan Feltner Ryan Feltner Struggles again Saturday
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 11:18 PM
Feltner (3-5) allowed five runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out four batters over five innings in a loss to Milwaukee on Saturday.
Analysis: Feltner surrendered just two extra-base hits (a double and a homer), but he recorded only one 1-2-3 inning. The right-hander had walked four batters in each of his previous two outings, so a positive takeaway is that he issued just one free pass Saturday, though that didn't prevent him from taking a third consecutive loss. Feltner looked to be turning a corner with three straight quality starts from June 22 to July 3, but he's since regressed by giving up 17 earned runs across 11.2 frames over his subsequent three starts. He holds a poor 5.73 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 54:29 K:BB across 70.2 innings spanning 15 starts on the season. |
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Tanner Gordon Tanner Gordon Opens second half in bullpen
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 10:46 AM
Gordon struck out two batters and allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk across 5.2 innings of relief in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Reds.
Analysis: After coming off the injured list June 30, Gordon made each of his three appearances as a starter prior to the All-Star break, logging a 6.60 ERA and 1.73 WHIP in 15 innings across those outings. However, with Tomoyuki Sugano getting cleared to return from the IL to begin the second half, Gordon has since shifted back to the bullpen. He ended up mopping up Sunday behind started Ryan Feltner, who took the loss after being rocked for eight earned runs across 2.1 innings. |
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Willi Castro Willi Castro Swipes seventh bag
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 9:00 AM
Castro went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored Friday against the Brewers.
Analysis: Castro led off the fourth inning with a single and immediately swiped second base, his seventh stolen base of the year. He continues to hit well coming out of the All-Star break, collecting six RBI and four runs scored with two homers across seven games. |
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Kyle Karros Kyle Karros Two hits in win
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 8:54 AM
Karros went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI on Friday against the Brewers.
Analysis: Karros doubled in his first at-bat before coming around to score, and he then singled in a run in his next plate appearance. It was his first multi-hit effort since the All-Star break, though he has gotten on base a .417 clip with three runs scored in six games since play resumed. Karros also hit second in Colorado's lineup, a position he's held of late against lefties. |
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Jordan Romano Jordan Romano Notches eighth save
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 8:40 AM
Romano gave up two hits and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his eighth save of the season in a 5-2 win over the Brewers.
Analysis: The right-hander is now 4-for-4 in converting save chances for Colorado since being added to the big-league roster in early July, and his 1.35 ERA is a massive improvement on the 10.13 mark he produced with the Angels over 11 appearances to begin the campaign. Romano's 1.50 WHIP and 5.4 BB/9 in 6.2 innings with the Rockies suggest that turnaround is likely a mirage, however. As long as he's able to keep closing the door in the ninth inning, Romano should remain the top closing option for his new team, but he should still be viewed as a very volatile fantasy play. |
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Tomoyuki Sugano Tomoyuki Sugano Collects win No. 10
Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 8:34 AM
Sugano (10-4) picked up the win Friday, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk over 5.1 innings in a 5-2 victory over the Brewers. He struck out five.
Analysis: Both runs off Sugano scored on solo shots by Christian Yelich in the first inning and Brice Turang in the sixth, but he otherwise quieted the home squad over 93 pitches (55 strikes). The 36-year-old right-hander has won six straight decisions since the beginning of June despite a 5.73 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 25:8 K:BB in 37.2 innings over that stretch, and given his affordable one-year contract, he's a prime candidate to get moved by the trade deadline. If Sugano sticks with the Rockies, he would line up to make his next start at home next weekend against the Royals. |
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TJ Rumfield TJ Rumfield Getting day off Friday
Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 11:45 AM
Rumfield is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Milwaukee.
Analysis: It's a routine day off for Rumfield, who had started each of the previous 14 games. Troy Johnston will grab a start at first base and bat sixth for the Rockies in Friday's series opener. |
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Gabriel Hughes Gabriel Hughes Solid again in loss
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 6:24 PM
Hughes (0-2) took the loss Wednesday against the Nationals, allowing a run on five hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out five.
Analysis: Hughes held the Nats scoreless through four innings Wednesday, though a James Wood sacrifice fly in the fifth proved enough to stick the right-hander with the loss in the Rockies' eventual 8-0 defeat. Since joining the Rockies early this month, the 24-year-old Hughes has given up just six runs on 16 hits and six walks while striking out 19 across 19.1 innings. Hughes, who was drafted 10th overall in 2022, certainly appears to have done enough to garner an extended look in Colorado's rotation. He's tentatively lined up to face the Padres on the road in his next outing. |
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Brenton Doyle Brenton Doyle Cleared to resume rehab assignment
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 12:21 PM
Doyle (groin/oblique) has been cleared to resume a rehab assignment, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
Analysis: Doyle landed on the 10-day injured list in late May with an oblique strain, but it's been a left groin strain that's kept him out of action for the last two-plus weeks. The outfielder had logged six rehab contests before his rehab assignment was paused, so he might not need many more before being activated, assuming he can avoid another setback. |
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Edouard Julien Edouard Julien Losing hold of platoon role
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 11:58 AM
Julien will start at second base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Analysis: The left-handed-hitting Julien will draw his first start of the series after sitting Monday and Tuesday while the Nationals sent lefty starters to the hill for both contests. Julien is batting just .148/.258/.296 thus far in July, and he no longer appears to have a firm grasp on a strong-side platoon role after the Rockies held him out of the lineup against right-handed starters in the final game before the All-Star break and in the first game of the second half. |
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Brett Sullivan Brett Sullivan Drawing second start of second half
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 11:55 AM
Sullivan will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Analysis: The Rockies are giving All-Star Hunter Goodman a day off from catching but keeping his bat in the lineup at designated hitter, so Sullivan will get a turn behind the dish in the series finale. Sullivan has started in just two of the Rockies' last six contests, and his playing time will likely remain scarce so long as Goodman is healthy and the team continues to carry three catchers (Sullivan, Goodman and Braxton Fulford) on the roster. |
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Troy Johnston Troy Johnston Absent from lineup
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 11:52 AM
Johnston is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Nationals.
Analysis: Right-hander Cade Cavalli is toeing the slab for the Nationals, but the lefty-swinging Johnston will nonetheless begin the game on the bench. Hunter Goodman is getting a day at designated hitter for the Rockies, and Brett Sullivan will enter the lineup at catcher. |
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Ezequiel Tovar Ezequiel Tovar Exiting starting lineup
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 11:46 AM
Tovar is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Nationals.
Analysis: Tovar went hitless in the first two games of the series and is just 2-for-32 at the dish across his last 10 contests. Willi Castro will slide over to shortstop, and Edouard Julien will handle second base for the Rockies on Wednesday. |
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Shelved at High-A
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 12:40 PM
High-A Spokane placed Brecht on the 7-day injured list May 23 with a right shoulder injury, Geoff Pontes of Baseball America reports.
Analysis: Pontes reports Brecht is due back as early as late July, although he hasn't begun a rehab assignment yet. Brecht has big stuff, but his fantasy appeal is limited due to the fact he's a Rockies pitching prospect. The 23-year-old righty logged a 5.23 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 31:15 K:BB in 20.2 innings prior to the injury. |
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