Moniak turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 advantage with a two-out, two-run triple off of right-hander Brad Lord in the fourth inning. That was the 26-year-old outfielder’s only hit in five at-bats on the evening, but proved to be the difference in the ballgame. On the season, he’s now slashing .231/.310/.558 with three homers and nine RBI through his first 58 plate appearances.

Moniak went yard for the second straight game, this time taking MacKenzie Gore deep for a two-run shot to put the Rockies on the board in the second inning. He was later hit by a pitch in the seventh and scored on a triple by Sean Bouchard. He walked again in the same inning and scored in an eight-run frame for Colorado. Moniak then tripled in the ninth in a comeback attempt to plate a run with the Rockies down two. The 26-year-old outfielder is hitting .256/.347/.605 with three homers and ten runs scored across 49 plate appearances.

A little bit of irony that Moniak will make his first start of the 2025 season against the team that made him the first-overall selection back in 2016. Moniak is still just 26, but he hasn’t shown anything that suggest there’s fantasy potential in his left-handed bat; even playing in a home park like Coors Field. Jordan Beck gets the day off against Zack Wheeler and the Phillies.

Moniak just signed Thursday, so it’s not a huge surprise the 26-year-old doesn’t get a starting nod, and that’s before considering how poorly he’s played at the highest level. Jordan Beck is the starting left fielder against Ryan Pepiot and the Rays.