The Colorado Rockies had a wild weekend and got three of the four from the Arizona Diamondbacks, which essentially thwart their hope for a wildcard berth. And not only did they win three games, but they came back from pretty substantial shortages in the later innings of the matches of Saturday and Sunday. In total, the Rockies won five of their last six games and a victory tonight would match their season-hose win-streak of four. They also conquered their fifth series of victory since the All-Star Break and have won consecutive series for the second time this season.
That said, the Diamondbacks float all year round .500 and were large sellers at the Trade Deadline. The Rockies will be confronted with a much formidable enemy for the next four days: the Los Angeles Dodgers. Not only are the Dodgers 71-53, but they only swept the San Diego Padres and took over control over the NL West. This does not mean that the Rockies can no longer play spoiler – weird things always happen in Coors Field, especially against division rivals – but they will have to work a lot harder to keep track of their momentum and suffocate the deadgers. “
Kyle Freeland (3-12, 5.18 ERA) takes the hill for the Rockies. In his last outing in St. Louis, Freeland 7 1/3 scoreless innings, while allowing five hits and three free passes (one hit batter and two walks) with two strikeouts in the 3-0 win. He has not yet confronted the Dodgers this year, but has a career of 5-11 record and 4.81 ERA in 24 games against them.
Freeland is confronted with Dodgers’ right-handed Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-8, 2.84 ERA). In his last outing in Anaheim, Yamamoto threw only 4 2/3 innings and six points awarded six hits with five free runs, one hit fittings and six strikeouts in the 7-4 loss. Earlier this season he was opposed to the Rockies in Coors Field on 25 June and threw five Shutout -Innings, while allowing only one hit, one walk and six strikeouts. The Dodgers won that game 8-1. Yamamoto has confronted the Rockies four times and has a 3-0 record and 3.32 ERA.
Which team will stop the momentum of the other?
First pitch: 18:40 Mt
Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM, KNRV 1150 AM (Spanish)
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