For a franchise looking for answers to its shaky rotation, Tanner Gordon is putting on a memorable late-August audition.
The rookie was blasted for 10 runs by the Diamondbacks on August 10, but in the three outings since, the right-hander has been impressive. Gordon continued that trend in the series opener on Tuesday in Houston, spinning six innings of one-run ball to propel Colorado to a 6-1 victory at Daikin Park.
All-star catcher Hunter Goodman highlighted the offense with his 26th homer of the season, and Mickey Moniak had three RBIs as the Rockies closed to within four wins of clearing themselves of the modern loss record set by the 2024 White Sox. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Colorado (38-94).
The Astros took the early lead in the second inning off Jesús Sánchez’s leadoff solo homer. But that was all the damage Gordon allowed, while the Colorado offense immediately swung the momentum back in the next frame.
In the third, Tyler Freeman’s RBI groundout tied the game. Then Moniak singled home another run and Goodman’s two-run jack the next at-bat, a 362-foot shot off Hunter Brown to the Crawford Boxes in left-center, made it 4-1.
Moniak tacked on a two-RBI double in the fifth to extend the lead to 6-1. Gordon then worked around traffic in the fifth, and polished off his outing with a one-two-three sixth.
Gordon’s made more starts for Triple-A Albuquerque this season than for the Rockies, but he’s shown flashes of consistency since being recalled on July 23. That included six shutout innings against St. Louis at Coors Field that day, and another quality start against the Dodgers last week (six innings, one run) prior to Tuesday’s performance.
While Gordon became the first Rockies pitcher this season to win three consecutive starts, manager Warren Schaeffer delivered some relevant news on the rotation ahead of the game.
Struggling right-hander Antonio Senzatela, who has a 7.15 ERA and has given up a major-league high 171 hits this season, has been moved to the bullpen. And right-hander German Marquez, who has been on the injured list since July 23 with right bicep tendinitis, is returning later this week. Marquez has yet to be activated, but is slated to start Friday’s homestand opener against the Cubs.
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