Colorado will play the second game of its four-game series on Friday night at Citi Field. The Rockies split a pair of games with Texas earlier this week, while the Mets dropped two games against the Yankees. This story was published prior to Thursday night’s season opener between these teams.
Colorado was on a five-game losing skid heading into its series against San Francisco last weekend, but the Rockies were able to take two out of three against the Giants. They proceeded to split their two-game series with Texas earlier this week, falling in a 16-4 blowout to wrap up the mini-series on Wednesday. Colorado is now amid a 10-game road trip that will conclude with games in Atlanta and Cincinnati next week. The Rockies have the fourth-worst record in the National League, sitting 13.5 games back of the final NL Wild Card spot.
The Kuhl kid is back in the rotation?? pic.twitter.com/rqdM7jQ9A4
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) August 25, 2022
They lead the MLB offensively, hitting at a .263 clip. Second baseman Brendan Rodgers leads the team with 126 hits, while first baseman C.J. Cron has 123 base knocks, including a team-high 24 home runs. They will be facing a New York pitching staff that ranks sixth with an ERA of 3.58. Right-handed pitcher Chad Kuhl is expected to be on the mound for Colorado in this game as he makes his return from the 15-day injured list. He threw five scoreless innings and struck out six batters in his lone rehab start with Triple-A Albuquerque on Aug. 20. Kuhl is 6-7 with a 5.16 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season.