On Monday, it looked like the baseball gods owed the Rockies one.

The Rockies were desperately searching for two things on Sunday: a quality start and some thunder from their offense.

Ryan Feltner did not flashback to his skull fracture, which helps explain why he has a chance to be the best starter in the Rockies’ rotation this season.

The missing link in the Rockies’ early-season slide remains their offense.

As a rookie, it was Bo Nix’s time. Last season, it was his team. In his third season, he will become the face of the Broncos, a role filled by Payton since 2023 as navigated a hairpin U-turn.

When the Phillies rolled into LoDo for the Rockies’ home opener, the result looked exactly like what one would expect between a World Series hopeful and a club coming off a historically inept 119-loss season.