The Orioles (69-70) close out their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies (53-86) on Wednesday night at Coors Field, looking to salvage a split after dropping Tuesday's game.
Baltimore fell 4-2 in Game 2, with Jackson Holliday providing the lone bright spot offensively — going 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. Kyle Bradish gave the club five innings, allowing two earned runs while striking out four, and Josh Walker worked a clean inning in relief, fanning one. Dylan Beavers added a double, but the offense could not generate enough to back its pitching.
Wednesday's opponent carries a personal thread for Baltimore. Tomoyuki Sugano takes the mound for Colorado against the team that gave him his first MLB season last year, going 10-10 with a 4.64 ERA across 30 starts for the Orioles in 2025 before signing with the Rockies over the winter. Sugano was already an established veteran in his mid-30s when he came over from Japan to join Baltimore, so this isn't a homegrown player returning — just a starter facing the club where his MLB career began, in a ballpark that's given hitters fits all season. He's been a steady presence in Colorado's rotation this year, carrying a 12-8 record and a 5.23 ERA into Wednesday.
Colorado has been one of the weaker teams in baseball all year, and a series win Wednesday would let Baltimore leave Coors Field having taken care of business against an opponent it should beat. Trevor Rogers gets the ball looking to give the Orioles a series victory before the team heads home.
A brief look ahead: Baltimore's next stretch raises the stakes considerably. A four-game set against the Red Sox opens Thursday at Camden Yards, followed immediately by three games against the Guardians — Boston currently holds the American League's second wild-card spot outright, and Cleveland holds the third, so both series double as direct battles against the teams standing between the Orioles and a playoff berth. There's also a storyline to watch in the Boston series regardless of the standings: it would mark Adley Rutschman's first time back at Camden Yards as a visitor since being dealt to Boston at the trade deadline, though his availability is uncertain given a hyperextended elbow that's already cost him multiple starts and that the Red Sox have said could linger the rest of the season.
Probable Starters
Colorado Rockies: RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8, 5.23 ERA)
Baltimore Orioles: LHP Trevor Rogers (9-9, 4.38 ERA)
Where to Watch/Listen
First pitch: 3:10 PM ET at Coors Field
Weather: 88°F, Clear
TV: MASN
Radio: 98 Rock (97.9 FM) and WBAL NewsRadio (AM 1090 / FM 101.5)