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The 28-year-old hurler issued a leadoff walk to Xander Bogaerts then retired the heart of the Padres’ regular lineup in order to escape trouble in the opening inning. He then set them down in order in the second inning including a strikeout of Jake Cronenworth. Gordon threw 16 of his 25 pitches for strikes in the contest, generating just one whiff and posting a CSW of 16 percent. Even if he earns a spot in the Rockies’ Opening Day rotation, he’s unlikely to have much utility from a fantasy perspective.

Gordon struck out Ildemaro Vargas, Pavin Smith and Luken Baker with a single by Tim Tawa sandwiched inbetween. He was atrocious in 2025 with a 6.33 ERA, but there’s at least a chance Gordon earns one of the final spots in the less-than-spectacular Colorado rotation.

Despite giving the Rockies seven quality starts in 15 tries, Gordon ends the year with a 6.33 ERA. This is the sixth time he’s given up at least six runs, so he’s on the short list of 2025’s most inconsistent pitchers. It’s not just Coors Field, either, as he had an 8.13 ERA in his six road starts. Still, he probably showed enough to stick around this winter and compete for a rotation spot next spring.

Gordon struck out four batters on the day while issuing one base on balls. The Marlins scratched out a single run against him in the second inning, then added three more in the third on back-to-back home runs by Liam Hicks and Otto Lopez. Gordon got 12 swings and misses on 97 pitches on the afternoon — eight on his changeup — while registering a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll try to finish the season on a high note as he brings a 6.00 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and a 59/17 K/BB ratio (72 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Mariners in Seattle.

Gordon gave up a solo homer to Manny Machado, and it’d be easy to assume that this would be another clunker for the right-hander. After all, he opened this game with an ERA of 6.60 ERA. But from that point on, Gordon was outstanding; tying his career-high with nine strikeouts and allowing just one more hit. Obviously, fantasy managers need to see much, much more consistency from Gordon to take this seriously. But there’s at least some evidence he’s capable of him having the stuff/command to pitch effectively at this level. He’ll be back on the bump Thursday with a chance to repeat this outing against the Marlins in Miami.

The 27-year-old hurler struck out five batters on the afternoon while allowing one base on balls. He had a lot of difficulty keeping the ball in the yard in this one, serving up a two-run blast to Manny Machado in the opening inning, a solo shot to Jackson Merrill in the second and another to Gavin Sheets in the fourth.

The 27-year-old right-hander scattered just five hits and one walk on the impressive afternoon. The only blemish on his day came on a two-out, two-run double off the bat of Seiya Suzuki in the third inning. Aside from that, he was brilliant. Gordon got 11 swings and misses on 81 pitches on the day — five of those on his slider — while registering a CSW of 23 percent. Gordon exited with a 4-2 lead and in line for a victory but the Rockies’ bullpen was unable to hang on for him. He’ll attempt to replicate this fine performance as he carries a disappointing 6.07 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and a 41/14 K/BB ratio (56 1/3 innings) into Saturday’s showdown against the Padres.

Gordon served up a solo homer to Jesús Sánchez to lead off the second inning. Two singles and a walk then loaded the bases before Gordon was able to get out of the jam. He settled in for four more scoreless frames, ending his day with five strikeouts over six innings. He’s now held both the Dodgers and the Astros to just one run over his last two starts. Still, he’s remains off the fantasy radar with a 6.44 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, and a 32/13 K/BB ratio across 50 1/3 innings. He’ll face the Cubs in Colorado on Sunday.

A Tesocar Hernández homer accounted for the lone run off Gordon, who gave up 26 earned runs over 15 1/3 innings in his previous four starts. His 92 pitches produced only five misses on 45 swings and a 22 percent CSW, but the Dodgers just didn’t hit him very hard. Gordon is now 4-5 with a 7.11 ERA, and due to face the Astros in Houston next time out.

Well, it’s a win, and it’s a vast improvement on the 10 runs he allowed against the Diamondbacks in his last outing Sunday. Not sure if that qualifies as “good” but definitely improved. He walked one, struck out two, and lowered his ERA to a still abhorrent 7.98 in 2025. There’s zero reason to consider starting Gordon against the Dodgers on Wednesday.