Colorado Rockies vs. Milwaukee Brewers game thread: Brandon Sproat vs. Ryan Feltner

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DENVER, CO - MAY 30: Ryan Feltner #18 of the Colorado Rockies pitches during the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Saturday, May 30, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Ray Bahner/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

The Colorado Rockies (24-39) are back at Coors Field tonight to open a weekend series against the Milwaukee Brewers (37-23), coming off a Thursday off-day, just like they did last week.

That off-day started one of the stranger six-game stretches a team can have.

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The Rockies played three at home against the reeling San Francisco Giants, then three on the road against the last-place Los Angeles Angels. They finished that stretch with a -6 run differential, lost the third game of each series by a combined 30-10, and still went 4-2 while winning both series.

I’m not sure what all of that means, but Renee Dechert’s line from the Angels series feels about right: “When two very bad baseball teams play a series, the stage is set for weirdness.”

The Brewers, however, are not the Giants or Angels. They are a decidedly good baseball team.

Milwaukee comes to Coors Field leading the National League Central. They are not a power-heavy offense — they rank 30th in home runs — but they create pressure, ranking third in on-base percentage, second in stolen bases, and sixth in runs scored.

They also pitch. Milwaukee’s starters rank third in ERA, fourth in WHIP, and first in K/9, while the bullpen ranks sixth in ERA and 10th in K/9.

For Colorado, Ryan Feltner makes his seventh start of the season and his second since returning from the injured list.

His first start back was excellent: 6.0 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K on 63 pitches, 41 for strikes against San Francisco. It was an efficient return, but the overall profile is still finding its footing.

For the season, Feltner is 2-1 with a 4.85 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 26 innings. The home split has been better: 3.79 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in four starts at Coors Field.

Feltner has a deep six-pitch mix and solid velocity, with the four-seamer and sinker sitting around 95 mph. The concern is the contact on those two pitches, with opponents slugging .724 against the four-seamer and .571 against the sinker. The changeup has been the standout by expected results, with a .136 xBA, .194 xwOBA, and 55.9% whiff rate, but he does not throw it often to right-handed hitters.

Milwaukee will counter with Brandon Sproat, who enters at 1-4 with a 6.24 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 49 innings. The velocity is real, but Sproat has walked 27, allowed 10 home runs, and is still sorting through a mix that now includes a cutter.

Houston tagged him for five runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings in his last start, when Sproat threw his four-seamer, sinker, and cutter for 78% of his 95 pitches. The four-seamer and sinker both averaged 96.1 mph, while the cutter averaged 92.2.

There is not much head-to-head history between the Rockies and Sproat, so the Friday splits are worth noting: Hunter Goodman is hitting .412 with three home runs and a 1.194 OPS in nine Friday games, while Ezequiel Tovar is hitting .333 with two homers and a .924 OPS in 10 Friday games. Both of Tovar’s Friday homers came in last Friday’s walk-off.

So, for this Friday, can the Rockies be patient, cash in, and keep it close long enough for a little Coors Field weirdness to matter?

And now to the details.

First Pitch: 6:40 pm MDT

TV: Rockies.TV

Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM; KNRV 1150 (Spanish)

BrewersSB Nation Site: Brew Crew Ball

Lineups:

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