Tanner Gordon will be back in action tonight, seeing if he can chalk up his first win by doing what he does best: pounding the strike zone.
The 26-year-old RHP, who came to Colorado from Atlanta in the 2023 trade with Victor Vodnik for Pierce Johnson, made his MLB debut on July 7 against Kansas City at Coors Field. In 6 1⁄3 innings, he gave up five runs on eight hits — most notably two homers that accounted for three runs. He struck out four and walked none with 62 of his 78 pitches for strikes (79.