Grant Holmes Starts Braves Vs Rockies Opener at Coors Field

Grant Holmes starts the braves vs rockies opener Friday night at Coors Field, with Atlanta opening a three-game weekend matchup against Colorado at 8:40 PM ET. The Braves enter at 22-10 and in first place in the NL East, while the Rockies bring a 14-win start and a 7-6 home record into the first meeting between the teams.

Holmes and Quintana

Holmes takes the ball for Atlanta with a 2-1 record, a 3.62 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP and 25 strikeouts. José Quintana starts for Colorado at 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP and nine strikeouts.

That pitching matchup puts two starters with very different season lines into a series opener that already carries some recent history. Colorado went 2-4 against Atlanta in six meetings last season, then closed that stretch with a 10-1 win powered by Braxton Fulford’s five RBIs and a seven-run seventh inning.

Rockies At Coors Field

The Rockies begin May with 14 wins, their most entering the month since 2018. At home, they have been 7-6 at Coors Field, which gives them a clear base to work from against a Braves club that has spent the opening month near the top of the National League East.

Atlanta also arrives with a lineup piece carrying momentum. Matt Olson hit.314 in April with nine home runs, 27 RBIs and a.616 slugging percentage, then hit his first career walk-off as a Brave two days before this game.

For Colorado, the opener is less about the calendar than the chance to reset against a team it saw often last season. A strong night from Quintana would help the Rockies protect a home record that has kept them competitive at Coors Field, while Holmes gets the first crack at extending Atlanta’s early push in the division.