Sept. 2, 2026 Updated 10:17 am EDT
The Baltimore Orioles and Colorado Rockies play a rubber match on Wednesday at 3:10 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Trevor Rogers (9-9, 4.38 ERA) will start for the Orioles, who are 69-70 this season and fourth in the AL East. Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8, 5.23 ERA) is the expected starter for the Rockies, who are 53-86 and fifth in the NL West.
How to watch Baltimore Orioles vs. Colorado RockiesOrioles vs. Rockies odds
Favorite Moneyline: Orioles -161
Underdog Moneyline: Rockies +135
Total: 11
Total Over Odds: -120
Total Under Odds: +100
Injury reportsOrioles
Christian Franklin: 10 Day IL (Hand), Tyler O’Neill: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Keegan Akin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 60 Day IL (Foot), Jordan Westburg: 60 Day IL (Ucl), Colin Selby: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Rockies
Kyle Freeland: 15 Day IL (Neck), Sean Sullivan: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Chase Dollander: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), José Quintana: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), RJ Petit: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Welinton Herrera: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Karros: 7 Day IL (Concussion), Ryan Feltner: day-to-day (Illness)
Stats to know
Baltimore’s Pete Alonso is slashing .269/.360/.499 this season with 32 home runs (8th in MLB), 91 RBIs (6th in MLB) and an OPS of .860 (14th in MLB). He has a 24.3% strikeout rate and an 11.3% walk rate in 602 plate appearances, and he has scored 84 total runs.
In 618 plate appearances, Gunnar Henderson is hitting .222/.304/.404 with a .708 OPS and 10 steals on 15 attempts. He has hit 22 long balls, driven in 57 runs and scored 81 times.
Colorado’s Jake McCarthy is slashing .290/.331/.475 this season with 14 home runs, 71 RBIs and an OPS of .805. He has a 16.4% strikeout rate and a 4.8% walk rate in 495 plate appearances, and he has scored 65 total runs. McCarthy has recorded 25 steals on 29 attempts.
In 547 plate appearances, TJ Rumfield has posted a 13.9% strikeout rate and an 11.7% walk rate while slashing .290/.384/.443 with 14 home runs, 63 RBIs and 56 runs scored.
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Sep 2, 2026
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