The Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies will wrap up their four-game series on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.
Colorado will start José Ureña on Sunday in Philadelphia. The 31-year-old righty is 0-3 with a 9.82 ERA this year. Philadelphia will counter with ace right-hander Zach Wheeler. The veteran is 1-1 with a 4.79 ERA in four previous starts this year.
First pitch from Philly is at 12:05 p.m. ET. The Phils are large moneyline favorites and the game total is 8.5.
The Rockies traveled to Philly for a four-game set after losing consecutive series against St. Louis, Seattle, and Pittsburgh. They snapped an eight-game losing streak on Thursday, blanking the Phillies five-zip. Is Colorado capable of climbing back into the NL West race?
The Rockies score 3.85 runs per game (24th) and hit .250 (11th) with a .704 OPS (20th). They've hit 18 home runs (22nd) and stolen just two bases (29th) this year. The Colorado pitching staff has posted a 5.51 ERA (29th) and a 1.54 WHIP (27th) with five quality starts.
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Colorado will turn to Ureña in the series finale. The righty has lasted five innings just once in four previous starts, which was the only outing he did not lose. He has surrendered 16 earned runs in 14.2 innings, including 24 hits (seven HRs) and 10 walks, tallying only 9 strikeouts. In his last outing against Pittsburgh, he gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks in 4.2 innings.