Spencer Strider walked five and gave up three runs in 3 1/3 innings against the Rockies in his season debut Sunday.

Strider struck out six, but control was an unusually big issue for him in Coors Field. Also discouraging was that he averaged only 94.6 mph with his fastball, down from 95.5 mph in his two Triple-A starts. 95.5 mph was also what he averaged last year, and that was down about two mph from where he was pre-surgery. We were growing a little more optimistic about Strider based on his minor league performances, but this seems like a setback. Of course, it was Coors. He has another tough assignment next weekend against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.