{"id":661570,"date":"2026-04-03T21:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661570\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:48:48","slug":"colorado-rockies-2026-home-opener-against-the-philadelphia-phillies-at-coors-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661570\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rockies&#8217; 2026 home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shadows from four F-16 Fighting Falcons are seen during a...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-roxopen040326-cha-1691.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shadows from four F-16 Fighting Falcons are seen during a flyover to kick off the Colorado Rockies&#8217; home opening game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field in Denver on Friday, April 3, 2026. The jets were from the Colorado Air National Guard&#8217;s 140th Wing out of Buckley Space Force Base. (Photo by Hyoung Chang\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Seven-month-old Charles Snow wears a tiny Colorado Rockies hat before...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-004.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-004.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Seven-month-old Charles Snow wears a tiny Colorado Rockies hat before the Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gregoria Bu\u00c3\u00b1uelos, aka \u00e2\u0080\u009cMexican Elvis\u00e2\u0080\u009d greets fans before the Colorado...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-006.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-006.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gregoria Bu\u00f1uelos, aka \u201cMexican Elvis\u201d greets fans before the Colorado Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baseball fans walk down 20th street before the Colorado Rockies\u00e2\u0080\u0099...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-003.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-003.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Baseball fans walk down 20th street before the Colorado Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Courteney Garcia, right, and her daughter Skyla, 8, and Courteney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-roxopen040326-cha-555_ac1be2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-roxopen040326-cha-555_ac1be2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courteney Garcia, right, and her daughter Skyla, 8, and Courteney\u2019s boyfriend Estevan Garcia, left, have a laugh together entering Coors Field for the Colorado Rockies&#8217; home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field in Denver on Friday, April 3, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Colby Wold, 6, of Trinidad, sports Colorado Rockies stickers during...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-roxopen040326-cha-065.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-roxopen040326-cha-065.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Colby Wold, 6, of Trinidad, sports Colorado Rockies stickers during the Rockies home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field in Denver on Friday, April 3, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Four F-16 Fighting Falcons flown by the 140th Wing, Colorado...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-013.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-013.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Four F-16 Fighting Falcons flown by the 140th Wing, Colorado National Guard out of Buckley Space Force Base, fly over before the Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger gets the crowd hyped before the...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-012.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-012.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger gets the crowd hyped before the Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manager Warren Schaeffer (4) of the Colorado Rockies runs onto...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-011.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-011.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Manager Warren Schaeffer (4) of the Colorado Rockies runs onto the field before the Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Catcher Hunter Goodman (15) of the Colorado Rockies fouls one...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-019.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-019.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Catcher Hunter Goodman (15) of the Colorado Rockies fouls one out offa pitch by pitcher Aaron Nola (27) of the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of the Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pitcher Michael Lorenzen (24) of the Colorado Rockies pitches in...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-014.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-014.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pitcher Michael Lorenzen (24) of the Colorado Rockies pitches in the first inning during the Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Catcher Hunter Goodman (15) of the Colorado Rockies goes to...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-017.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TDP-L-RockiesHomeOpener-20260403-TH-017.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Catcher Hunter Goodman (15) of the Colorado Rockies goes to the mound to talk with pitcher Michael Lorenzen (24) of the Colorado Rockies after giving up seven runs in the first inning during the Rockies\u2019 season home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst\/The Denver Post)<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 12<\/p>\n<p>Shadows from four F-16 Fighting Falcons are seen during a flyover to kick off the Colorado Rockies&#8217; home opening game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field in Denver on Friday, April 3, 2026. The jets were from the Colorado Air National Guard&#8217;s 140th Wing out of Buckley Space Force Base. 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