With the first pitch of the first inning -- of arguably the day that the Rockies began to make the painful last few seasons worthwhile -- Chase Dollander set the tone for what the club hopes is its pitching future.

The Chase Dollander era began at Coors Field Sunday afternoon, with mixed results. The Rockies’ right-hander, considered one of the top pitching prospects in franchise history, pitched five innings, giving up four runs on seven hits, including two home runs. The Rockies were leading 7-4 when Dollander left the game.

Making his Major League debut on Sunday for the Colorado Rockies, former Tennessee ace Chase Dollander earned the win his first time out, tossing five innings of four-run baseball. The righty fanned six,