Rockies vs Blue Jays: Starting Lineup - Game 2 Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays will try to bounce back tonight from a 14-5 shellacking they suffered at the hands of the Colorado Rockies on Monday.

Veteran right-hander Max Scherzer will make his season debut against Rockies righty Ryan Feltner.

First pitch is at 7:07 PM ET on Sportsnet and Rockies TV, with the radio call available on Sportsnet 590 The FAN.

Max Scherzer gets the ball today against the Rockies. In his last outing Scherzer allowed two hits and two walks over five scoreless innings in Grapefruit League game against the Twins. He struck out three.

The 41-year-old right-hander tossed 75 pitches (53 strikes), Scherzer has an unblemished 0.00 ERA with a 9:5 K:BB in 13.2 innings since re-signing with Toronto in late February.

In 2025 Scherzer went 5-5 with a 5.19 ERA for Toronto. Despite a difficult regular season hampered by a thumb injury, he was a key postseason contributor, helping the Blue Jays reach Game 7 of the World Series.

On the Rockies side, right-hander Ryan Feltner will make his season debut for Colorado tonight.

Feltner has had a rough spring so far, giving up 13 earned runs on 14 hits and 10 walks while striking out 14 over 11.2 innings in his five Cactus League outings.

The 29-year old owns a more palatable 5.19 ERA and 10.7 K-BB percentage over parts of five big-league seasons, but even in NL-only leagues, Feltner can't be rostered with much confidence.

Blue Jays: Cody Ponce: right-knee discomfort, Mason Fluharty: day-to-day (knee), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rockies: Blaine Crim: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tyler Freeman: 10-Day IL (back), McCade Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mickey Moniak: 10-Day IL (finger), Zac Veen: 10-Day IL (knee), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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