Lambert allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk with one strikeout in two-plus innings versus Washington on Wednesday. He did not factor in the decision.

EDGE Analysis

Lambert would have taken the loss, but Colorado was able to take the lead in the third inning after a rain delay. The right-hander gave up seven runs, 12 hits and a pair of walks in 5.2 innings across two starts after returning from Tommy John surgery he underwent in July of 2020. The 24-year-old figures to be a full-time candidate for the Rockies' rotation in 2022.