Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 22 thread: Ben Brown vs. Kyle Freeland<\/p>\n
Yesterday the Rockies fell to the Texas Rangers,\u00a09\u20134<\/a>. Colorado\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0overcome a disastrous third inning in which starter Jos\u00e9\u00a0Quintana\u00a0was pulled after allowing five runs before Ryan Miller entered and surrendered two more.\u00a0Quintana\u00a0later returned to start the fourth inning \u2014 a maneuver allowed under the relaxed rules of spring training.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Rockies\u2019 offense was\u00a0pedestrian, mustering just four hits, though they did draw six walks.<\/p>\n Turning the page to today\u2019s game, the\u00a0Colorado Rockies take on the Chicago Cubs\u00a0in one half of a split-squad matchup.<\/p>\n On the mound for the Rockies is\u00a0Kyle Freeland<\/a>. This will be Freeland\u2019s third start of the spring after opening camp against Team USA and then pitching on March 9 against the Chicago White Sox. The left-hander allowed one run in one inning against Team USA and one run over two innings against the Sox.\u00a0Expect Freeland to begin stretching his pitch count with Opening Day just under two weeks away.<\/p>\n Opposing\u00a0Freeland is\u00a0Cubs right-hander\u00a0Ben Brown<\/a>. The 26-year-old is an imposing presence on the mound, standing\u00a06\u20196\u2033. Brown primarily works with a\u00a0fastball-curveball combination, averaging\u00a0around 96 mph\u00a0with his fastball and throwing the pitch more than half the time. He also features a changeup that he uses sparingly.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Brown has worked both as a starter and in long relief, and is coming off a\u00a0rough 2025 season\u00a0in which he posted a\u00a05.92 ERA over 106.1 innings across 25 games (15 starts). So far this spring, Brown is\u00a01-1 with a 4.05 ERA and nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings pitched.<\/p>\n Also noteworthy is Ethan Holliday (No. 2 PuRP<\/a>)\u00a0getting the start at shortstop today. The last time we saw Holliday was\u00a010 days\u00a0ago with Team USA\u00a0versus\u00a0the Rockies.\u00a0Today\u2019s start gives the young infielder a chance to face big-league pitching alongside players like Brenton Doyle and Hunter Goodman.\u00a0Holliday\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0the only young player worth watching today as\u00a0Kyle Karros looks to stay hot\u00a0at\u00a0the plate \u2013 the third\u00a0baseman is\u00a0hitting a\u00a0sizzling\u00a0.417\/.481\/1.231 across 24 spring at-bats.<\/p>\n First Pitch:\u00a02:10 p.m. MDT<\/p>\n TV:\u00a0None<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Radio:\u00a0670 The Score (Cubs)<\/p>\n MLB Gameday:\u00a0Live Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n Lineups:<\/p>\n Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 23 thread: Zach Agnos vs. Jacob Misiorowski<\/p>\n Meanwhile, over at American Family Fields of Phoenix, the other half of the Rockies will face off against the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n Opening for the Rockies will be Zach Agnos<\/a>. This is his second \u201cstart\u201d of the spring, having pitched a scoreless first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 7th. Agnos will look to repeat that performance today against the Brewers. So far this spring, Agnos has not allowed a run in five and a third innings of work.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Rockies split squad lineup with face off against young phenom Jacob Misiorowski<\/a>. His only other official game action this spring came against the Seattle Mariners on March 8th wherein he pitched 3.1 innings of one run ball while striking out six and walked only one. Earlier this spring he did also pitch two innings, and struck out another five, in an exhibition game against Great Britain\u2019s WBC team.<\/p>\n On the offensive side, the Rockies are lining up an interesting mix of younger major leaguers (Tyler Freeman, Jordan Beck, Ryan Ritter) with some of their top prospects (Charlie Condon, Cole Carrigg, TJ Rumfield). Misiorowki\u2019s biggest issue in his otherwise stellar rookie campaign had been a walk rate of 4.23 per nine innings pitched, so a thing to watch would be whether this youthful Rockies lineup can remain patient at the plate.<\/p>\n First Pitch: 2:10 p.m. MDT<\/p>\n TV: None<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Radio: WKTI 94.5<\/p>\n MLB Gameday:\u00a0Live Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n Lineups:<\/p>\n