Blue Jays' Max Scherzer dominates Rockies, who fall to 1-4 to open season

Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post on Mar 31, 2026

Published in Baseball

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The Colorado Rockies were Maxed out and bummed out in Toronto on Tuesday night.

Dominated by three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (six innings, one run, four hits, four strikeouts), and hurt by the loss of starting pitcher Ryan Feltner to an injury in the third inning, the Rockies lost 5-1 to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Colorado has opened the season 1-4.

Key moments

Feltner was terrific for three innings — no runs, one hit, one walk, four strikeouts — but Andres Gimenez hit a 106 mph line drive off Feltner’s right hip with two outs in the third. Feltner finished the inning but was then removed from the game. He dodged a major injury, manager Warren Schaeffer told reporters after the game. The injury was diagnosed as a right glute contusion. Feltner told reporters he expects to make his next start.

The Rockies stayed alive until Toronto ripped reliever Zach Agnos for three runs on five consecutive hits in the seventh inning.

Who’s hot

Catcher Hunter Goodman, hitting .350 in the early going, crushed a 435-foot homer off Scherzer with one out in the sixth. It was Goodman’s first homer of the season.

Rookie first baseman TJ Rumfield, who was the designated hitter Tuesday night, hit 3 for 4 and boosted his average to .444. However, Rumfield made a crucial mistake in the seventh when he was picked off second base for the final out. Colorado trailed 2-1 at the time.

Who’s not

New left fielder Jake McCarthy hit a two-out double in the eighth, but he’s opened the season hitting just .111 (2 for 18).

Agnos, who had a terrific spring training, gave up seven hits in two innings and saw his ERA rise to 8.10.

Worth noting

Through its first five games, no Colorado starter has managed to throw five innings or more. Every other team in the majors has had at least one starter pitch at least five innings.

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