Saturday’s pitching matchup
Rockies LHP Austin Gomber (9-9, 5.50 ERA in 2023) at Diamondbacks LHP Tommy Henry (5-4, 4.15)
6:10 p.m. Saturday (MDT), Chase Field
TV: Rockies.TV (streaming); Comcast/Xfinity (channel 1262); DirecTV (683); Spectrum (130, 445, 305, 435 or 445, depending on region).
Radio: 850 AM/94.1 FM
Gomber got off to a bad start last season, going 0-4 with a 12.12 ERA over his first four games before he settled in and began pitching more effectively. The Rockies hope this is the year he puts together a season full of strong starts. The lefty had made 83 appearances (67 starts) since joining the Rockies in 2021 as part of the Nolan Arenado trade, going 23-25 with a 5.22 ERA. Gomber is 3-0 with a 5.35 ERA in 10 career games (six starts) against Arizona and his 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in three career outings (two starts) at Chase Field.
Henry, who won a spot in Arizona’s rotation late in spring training, has only faced the Rockies twice, but he dominated them both times, going 2-0 with a 2.92 ERA. On May 31, 2023, he shut out Colorado for seven innings at Chase Field, yielding just two hits, striking out seven and walking two.
Pitching probables
Sunday: Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner (2-4, 5.82) at Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (3-9, 5.72), 2:10 p.m.
Monday: Rockies RHP Dakota Hudson (6-3, 4.98) at Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (7-5, 2.66 ERA, in Japan), 12:20 p.m.
Tuesday: Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (0-1, 38.57 in 2024) at Cubs RHP Javier Assas (10-5, 3.05), 5:40 p.m.