List of Colorado Rockies Opening Day starting pitchers

List of Colorado Rockies Opening Day starting pitchers

The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball franchise from Denver, Colorado who play in the National League West division. The Rockies have used 12 different Opening Day starting pitchers in the franchise's 16 seasons. Since the Rockies' first season in 1993, the 12 starters have a combined Opening Day record of seven wins, six losses (7–6), and three no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game.

Four Rockies pitchers have started on two Opening Days: Kevin Ritz, Darryl Kile, Mike Hampton, and Jason Jennings. Kile holds the record for best Opening Day record with two wins and no losses. Armando Reynoso is the only Rockies pitcher to start on Opening Day in Colorado's former home of Mile High Stadium. Rockies starting pitchers have an Opening Day record of four wins and two losses when at home. With the exception of one lost game at Mile High Stadium, the other games were played at Colorado's current home stadium of Coors Field. On the road for Opening Day, Colorado starting pitchers have accumulated a record of three wins, four losses, and three no decisions. The Rockies have a records of one win and one loss on Opening Day for seasons in which they would later go on to participate in post-season play.

The longest Opening Day winning streak for Rockies starting pitchers is three years, when Colorado won in 2004, 2005, and 2006, under three different pitchers, Shawn Estes, Joe Kennedy, and Jason Jennings. Rockies starters have lost twice in two consecutive years, once in 1993 and 1994, and once from 2002 to 2003.

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