{"id":659266,"date":"2026-04-02T18:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/659266\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:08:18","slug":"colorado-rockies-minor-league-game-thread-april-2nd-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/659266\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rockies minor league game thread: April 2nd, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The Colorado Rockies have their first day off of the 2026 regular season following their surprise series victory over the defending American League champion Toronto Blue Jays. It took the Rockies until June to secure their first series victory in 2025. Does this portend the Rockies are indeed an improved unit?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">With the Rockies traveling back home to Denver for their home opener tomorrow, we can tune into some minor league baseball as the Double-A season begins this week! All High-A and Low-A will kick off their season tomorrow to mark the minor league season as fully started!<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purplerow.com\/colorado-rockies-prospects\/83773\/colorado-rockies-charlie-condon-prepares-to-take-the-next-step\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Weekly Pebble Report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Weekly Pebble Report&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Weekly Pebble Report<\/a> for a story on Charlie Condon as he nears the precipice of a potential Major League debut this season, and for our prospect report for last week!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">All MiLB games today are listed in order of start time. Lineups will be added if\/as they become available on team social media feeds.<\/p>\n<p>Triple-A: Reno Aces (3-2) vs Albuquerque Isotopes (1-4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Despite some excellent pitching from Tanner Gordon, Sean Sullivan, and Gabriel Hughes, the Isotopes have just one win in their young season thus far as the offense has struggled to launch. Gordon will toe the rubber again today while Blaine Crim and Zac Veen continue their rehab assignments in an early afternoon affair against the Arizona Diamondbacks\u2019 Triple-A affiliate.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">First Pitch: 12:05 p.m. MDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">TV: MiLB.TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Radio: MiLB.TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lineups:<\/p>\n<p>Double-A: Chesapeake Baysox (0-0) vs Hartford Yard Goats (0-0)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Double-A season starts today with an Eastern League match-up. The Yard Goats clinched a postseason berth in 2024 for the first time in franchise history, only to miss the dance in 2025. What does this season have in store for them? Right-handed Jake Brooks\u2014obtained from the Miami Marlins in exchange for Bradley Blalock this off-season\u2014will start for the Yard Goats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. MDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">TV: MiLB.TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Radio: MiLB.TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lineups:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Please keep in mind our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purplerow.com\/2020\/6\/3\/21278848\/purple-row-community-guidelines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Purple Row Community Guidelines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Purple Row Community Guidelines&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> Purple Row Community Guidelines<\/a> when you\u2019re commenting. 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