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Soler also singled and walked, but the big blow was obviously the bases-clearing double that turned a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 lead off Jeff Hoffman. That gives the veteran slugger eight doubles on the season to go with 16 RBI. Soler has not been spectacular with the bat over the first 35 games of the season and had just two hits coming into May before Wednesday’s game, but the 33-year-old is always capable of fireworks, even if they are often followed by long stretches of disappointment.

It’s just Colorado, but it’s still nice to see Nola strike out nine, which he did just once last year. His curve was especially effective, generating nine of his 14 whiffs and no hits or hard-hit balls the four times it was put into play. He’s 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA ahead of another pretty kind matchup in San Francisco next week.

Not the worst outing by a pitcher today, at least. Plus, the Rockies saved their pen with Vicente Bellozo pitching six innings of one-run ball after relieving Lorenzen. The nine runs and 12 hits allowed were both career highs for Lorenzen. He’d given up eight runs twice. One of those was in 2015 when he was pitching for the Reds in Coors Field, which is where today’s game took place. The other time was in 2022 in Houston, which is where he’s due to make his next start next week.

Bryson Stott was all kinds of hot this spring and Marsh wasn’t at all, so it made sense to have those two swap lineup spots initially, with Stott moving up to fifth and Marsh sliding down to seventh. However, since the games began to count, Stott has a .586 OPS and Marsh is at .890. Marsh is still batting seventh for now, but it seems like it might be time to go back to the original plan.

McCarthy led off in each of the Rockies’ first five games before sitting Thursday and being dropped in the order today. He’s now 2-for-21 to start the year, though he has managed four steals anyway. Even though Coors suits his approach pretty well, there’s just no good reason for Colorado to be playing him over Jordan Beck, who has now been on the bench in two out of three games. He might turn in an adequate year, but not in a way that should get him included in the Rockies’ plans for 2027 and beyond.

DeLauter had an RBI single in the fifth and a two-run homer in the seventh. That’s five homers in just 27 plate appearances for DeLauter, who left Tuesday’s game with a foot contusion and didn’t play Wednesday. The rest of the Guardians have combined to hit just three in eight games.

Cantillo allowed four hits, walked two and struck out six before being pulled at 82 pitches. He’s going to need better command and an ability to work deeper into games if he’s ever going to be particularly relevant in fantasy leagues. Alternatively, maybe Stephen Vogt could be convinced to use an opener in front of him. The ERA is there, but the wins need to follow on occasion. He’s due to face the Royals next week.

He allowed a single with one out in the ninth. Smith is 2-for-3 saving games with a 7.20 ERA through five innings.

Swanson got off to a fast start this spring, but he cooled as March went along and has gotten even worse of late; he’s 3-for-21 with no extra-base hits through seven games. He did fire off his hardest swing of the year today, but all that got him was a 132-foot popup. His early bat speed numbers are down from last year, and he’d already lost some ground there from 2024 to 2025.

Stephenson’s first homer was 382-footer to right-center that Statcast says would have left seven ballparks. Fortunately, Globe Life Field was one of them. He also had a single in the contest, and he’s now 3-for-17 in six appearances.

The Rangers were all over Singer today; their average EV on the 16 balls in play against him was 100.4 mph. Still, the four hardest of those all turned into outs and none became homers. Singer will take a 5.00 ERA into his third outing of the year next week in Miami.