Reds welcome the Colorado Rockies to Cincinnati

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The Cincinnati Reds are set to host the Colorado Rockies for a three-game series starting Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET. The Reds are looking to bounce back after a recent loss to the Detroit Tigers, while the Rockies aim to continue their winning streak after sweeping the New York Mets.

Key points

Reds host Rockies for a three-game series
First pitch set for 6:40 PM ET on Tuesday
Reds aim to recover from a loss to the Tigers
Rockies recently swept the Mets
Chase Burns starts for Reds, Kyle Freeland for Rockies

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Wilson Peak, San Juan National Forest, Colorado (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

It is quite likely that the last two days will the slowest of the entire season for the Cincinnati Reds. Despite winning the overall series (and being on a roll overall), the Reds spent Sunday afternoon dropping the series finale in Great American Ball Park to the Detroit Tigers. Compounding things was the manner in which they dropped it – they surged back in the same way they have in so many wins so far this year only for their always-reliable bullpen to implode. Then, they had one of those rare days off during the middle of a homestand, so they got to mill around town thinking about Sunday for two days with no travel in there to break it up. Hopefully, that won’t leave them ripe for a letdown against the Colorado Rockies, who are in town Tuesday to open a three-game series in GABP. These two clubs met one another at precisely the same time in 2025, with the Reds heading west to Denver to sweep the Rockies between April 25th and 27th. While these *are* your father’s Rockies – they’re in last place in the National League West once again – rest assured that the 2026 Rockies are, so far, *not* the 2025 Rockies, as that club was a miserable 4-23 upon being swept aside in Coors Field. The 2026 Rockies are in last place so far, but they’re 13-16 and boast just a -11 run differential. They’ve scored 118 runs – same as the Reds – and they are fresh off winning all three games they played against in the Big Apple (sandwiched around one game that was postponed). They also boast burgeoning ace , who (as of today) is by a pitcher. Lucky for the Reds, though, they’ll miss Dollander, who pitched Sunday in the team’s final game in New York. Instead, they’ll open play on Tuesday against veteran lefty , who is off to a brilliant start of his own so far this season (2.30 ERA, 1.09 WHIP across 3 starts). Cincinnati, meanwhile, will counter with their own burgeoning ace in , who’ll look to fireball his way past this upstart Colorado offense. First pitch on Tuesday is set for 6:40 PM ET. With a left-handed starter on the bump for the Rockies, the Reds have chosen to stack righties in their lineup like this: The red-hot remains in the lineup as the lone guy who’ll bat left-handed against Freeland. Go Reds!

Q&A

What time does the Reds vs Rockies game start on Tuesday?

The game is scheduled to start at 6:40 PM ET on Tuesday.

Who are the starting pitchers for the Reds and Rockies in the upcoming game?

The Reds will start Chase Burns, while the Rockies will send Kyle Freeland to the mound.

How have the Reds and Rockies performed recently?

The Reds recently lost to the Detroit Tigers, while the Rockies swept the New York Mets in their last series.

Reds welcome the Colorado Rockies to Cincinnati

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