Shohei Ohtani was literally roughed up on Wednesday night in his first-ever regular-season start at Coors Field.Making his 10th start of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani allowed season-highs in hits (nine) and runs (five) as the Colorado Rockies made his time on the mound in Denver painful both statistically and physically.

The Rockies have placed pitcher Austin Gomber on waivers after a 0-7 start and 7.49 ERA, moving on from the $6.35M arm.

The Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 courtesy of Warming Bernabel's walk-off single in the ninth inning.

Shohei Ohtani’s struggling performance against the Rockies has raised questions about his MVP race among MLB fans.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies bring a 2-1 advantage into the next game of the series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Colorado is 37-90 overall and 21-44 at home. Rockies hitters have a collective .396 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the NL.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up top pitching prospect Bubba Chandler, who will make his major league debut this weekend against the Colorado Rockies, according to a report from Alex Stumpf of MLB.com.

The Rockies are having one of the worst seasons ever, meaning they need someone to somewhat turn it around next season. They could hire a manager that has been out for some time, but has tremendous potential.