After a long first week on the road, the Colorado Rockies finally get to host their home opener Friday afternoon as they begin a three-game series against the Athletics.

Rockies second baseman Kyle Farmer didn’t wait for the interview request. “Dude, that was the best defensive game I’ve ever been a part of,” Farmer said after the Rockies beat the Rays, 2-1, by the glove,

The Rockies, done in by an ugly sixth inning, lost 6-4 to the Rays on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Tampa Bay scored four runs in the frame, sending 10 men to the plate. The Rockies were charged with one error, but it could have been two.

The Colorado Rockies (1-1) will visit the Tampa Bay Rays (1-1), in the final game of a three-game series, Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET.The Rockies are an away underdog (+168) at the Rays (-202). The

The city of St. Petersburg was contractually obligated to repair a stadium the Rays are clearly ready to leave.

St. Petersburg city council members voted 7-1 on Thursday to approve spending $22.5 million on a new teflon-coated fiberglass roof for hurricane-damaged Tropicana Park to allow the Tampa Bay Rays to return in 2026.

The once and possibly future home of the Rays will get a new roof to replace the one shredded by Hurricane Milton, St. Petersburg officials decided in a vote Thursday.

Brenton Doyle and Kyle Farmer each hit an RBI single to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1.