Breaking Down The Colorado Rockies’ 2016 Schedule

Sep 5, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Members of the crowd do the wave during the seventh inning between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

April: meet the NL West!

April 4-6 (3)
@ Arizona Diamondbacks

April 8-10 (3)
vs San Diego Padres

April 12-14 (3)
vs San Francisco Giants

April 15-17 (3)
@ Chicago Cubs

April 18-20 (3)
@ Cincinnati Reds

April 22-24 (3)
vs Los Angeles Dodgers

April 25-28 (4)
vs Pittsburgh Pirates

April 29-May 1 (3)
@ Arizona Diamondbacks

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Notes of interest: 24 total games, 14 of which are against the NL West. The Colorado Rockies get 13 home games and 11 road games in the opening month of the season. They also get off days immediately following their opening series at Arizona, and their home opening series against San Diego, so look for them to start the season with a four-man rotation depending on how they come out of Spring Training.

Key series: The first big road trip, a six-gamer to Chicago and Cincinnati. Sure, it’ll be important to see how the Rockies do in their 14 NL West games on the season, but I’m personally more interested in the club’s early road test, especially against a good club like Chicago.

Next: May: Red Sox and road games