Colorado Rockies game no. 13 thread: Jimmy Herget vs Randy Vásquez

DENVER, CO - APRIL 4: Colorado Rockies pitcher Jimmy Herget (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 Colorado Rockies left Coors Field on Wednesday night on top of the world. At 6-6, the Rockies are at .500 at the latest point in the season since 2022, they’re riding a league-high four-game active win streak, and their offense came alive against the Houston Astros.

Now comes the test: can the offense stay alive as they travel down to the Marine Layer to take on the San Diego Padres? The Padres, also at 6-6, are tied for second place in the National League West with the Rockies.

The Rockies will be going with an opener tonight, and the man for the job is one Jimmy Herget. The “Human Glitch” has been excellent to start the season. In five appearances over six innings of work, he’s allowed just one earned run on four hits, struck out six batters, and has yet to issue a single walk.

Herget is expected to give way to right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander for bulk innings. Dollander has now pitched in a bulk role twice this season. His last time out against the Philadelphia Phillies he worked 4.1 innings and gave up just one earned run on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

On the mound for the swingin’ Friars is the right-handed Randy Vásquez. Vásquez is off to a good start this season with just one earned run given up over twelve innings in his first two starts with 11 strikeouts. Against the Rockies, Vásquez has had mixed results against the Rockies. He holds a 4.30 ERA over six starts and has given up five home runs over 29.1 innings of work.

Vásquez has a hefty seven-pitch arsenal to work with. His primary pitch is a low-to-mid 90s four-seam fastball and he supplements it with a bevvy of breaking pitches. His go-to secondary for the young season is a cutter, and he also throws a sinker, a changeup, a curveball, a sweeper, and a slider.

First Pitch: 7:40pm MDT

TV: Rockies.tv

Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM; KNRV 1150 (Spanish)

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