Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies – Series Preview (June 15-17): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4
The Cubs (37-35) won their first series in over a month in San Francisco against the Giants this weekend. The two victories were driven by quality starting pitching efforts and plenty of extra-base power. Now they return home for a series against the same Rockies team they just played in Denver to start the road trip.
Colorado (27-45) dropped two of three to the Athletics in Las Vegas after winning the series against Chicago at Coors Field. They salvaged Sunday’s game with a 23-run scoring outburst aided by the thin desert air of Sin City.
The Rockies’ most potent offensive weapon continues to be catcher Hunter Goodman, who hit a homer against the Cubs and two on Sunday against the A’s. Old friend Willi Castro has been surprisingly productive in 2026 and is on a heater right now.
Colorado’s pitchers were effective in the first two contests against the North Siders, but returned to their normal worst-in-MLB form in the finale. They surrendered 21 runs in the three games against the Athletics and remain incredibly vulnerable.
The Cubs got a disappointing result the last time they played the Rockies, so they need to do better this time. The distinct home-field advantage they enjoyed to start the season has vanished over the past month, but they have a good chance to get it back against a team that should not present as much of a challenge as it did last week.
Game Time and Broadcast Info
- Monday, June 15 at 7:05pm CT on Marquee.
- Tuesday, June 16 at 7:05pm CT on Marquee.
- Wednesday, June 17 at 7:05pm CT on Marquee.
Starting Pitchers
| Date | Pitcher | Age | T | ERA | W/L | FIP | K/BB |
| 6/15 | Shōta Imanaga | 32 | L | 4.44 | 4-6 | 4.72 | 3.86 |
| Michael Lorenzen | 34 | R | 7.54 | 2–8 | 4.84 | 2.29 | |
| 6/16 | Edward Cabrera | 28 | R | 4.86 | 4-3 | 5.09 | 2.52 |
| Ryan Feltner | 29 | R | 5.20 | 2-2 | 4.98 | 2.00 | |
| 6/17 | Javier Assad | 28 | R | 3.99 | 4-1 | 3.99 | 2.67 |
| Sean Sullivan | 23 | L | 0.00 | 0-0 | 2.77 |
What to Watch For
- Seiya Suzuki missed Sunday’s game after jamming his knee on Saturday and is considered day-to-day.
- Alex Bregman reached base 10 times on the road trip.
- Sullivan is making just his second career MLB start.
- Cabrera’s velocity was up to 98 mph in his last start and was more effective.
