As a three-game series begins at Coors Field on Friday night against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Colorado Rockies face a tough test.
When the Milwaukee Brewers open their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night, it'll be an opportunity for the Rockies to stand up to one of the National League's best teams.
But, the Brewers come into this series with a few players that are banged up.
Milwaukee is currently 37-23, 4.5 games in front of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Central Division. The Rockies are in last place in the National League West Division with a 24-39 record.
Colorado is one game behind the Los Angeles Angels and are in a position to potentially get into fourth place if the Rockies can put together a solid series.
Brewers starting pitcher DL Hall was pulled from Thursday's game at American Family Field in Milwaukee against the San Francisco Giants. Reliever Grant Anderson was struck on the arm by a line drive right to him. The ball slammed right into his arm, and Anderson crumpled to the ground.
Rockies Have Chance to Find Edge Against Brewers
Obviously, he left the game. Now the Brewers come into this series without those players.
While it might be a stretch to say so, I believe that the Rockies can find an edge over Milwaukee right now and potentially earn a series win.
Do you want some data to back that up? Here goes.
The Rockies secured their second straight series win at LA Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. It was Colorado's fifth series victory in the 2026 MLB season. It's the first time that the Rockies had recorded back-to-back series wins dating back to Aug. 11-17, 2025.
Colorado has had its offense rolling. In six of the team's past eight games, the Rockies have recorded 10 hits. The Rockies also are tied for the fifth-most extra-base hits in the National League with 32, which puts them in a tie for the lead in that category in MLB.
In two of five series this season against 2025 division winners, the Rockies have won or split two of five series. It's the first time that they will play the Brewers, who won the NL Central title last season.
While there is good news, Colorado hasn't been too successful at Coors Field, which is known to be more of a hitter's park than a pitcher's park. According to these statistics, Coors Field has been anything but home sweet home.
Data Indicates Rockies Struggle at Coors Field
Colorado has gone 12-16 at Coors Field this season, and the team has lost 12 of its last 18 games at home since April 21. This includes a six-game home losing streak from April 23 to May 6. But the Rockies won their last series at Coors Field against the San Francisco Giants. They also won a season-opening series at home against the Houston Astros.
When Rockies starters throw at least five innings in their outings, the team is 11-4. When they don't do it, their record is 1-12. The pitching staff's four quality starts at home are the fewest home quality starts in the major leagues.
Pitching? Well, the data doesn't look good. At Coors Field, Colorado pitching has a 6.00 ERA. The starters have a 6.49 ERA, while the relievers have a 5.56 ERA
One Rockies player to keep your eyes on is catcher Hunter Goodman, who is one of the Colorado players who are on the National League All-Star Game Ballot. Goodman has four home runs in his last eight games. His 15 home runs are tied for the 11th-most in MLB.
While the Brewers have been known to have solid pitching, the Rockies need to put their best foot forward on Friday night.
