A pair of National League teams take the field and continue a series on the diamond in the City of Brotherly Love. The Colorado Rockies are on the road as they play the third game of a four-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday afternoon. In the opening game of the series Thursday night, it was the Rockies that earned a 5-0 victory to draw first blood. Will Colorado find a way to earn another road victory in the series or will the Phillies earn the win here to head into the series finale on a positive note? This article was published prior to the conclusion of the second game of the series at Citizens Bank Park Friday night.
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Colorado snapped an eight-game skid Thursday night as they blanked the Phillies in the opening game of this set. The Rockies improved to 6-14 on the season and stand in the basement of the NL West, five games behind the Diamondbacks for the top spot. On Thursday, Colorado finished with seven hits as C.J. Cron (two runs, two RBI) was the lone player with multiple hits in the contest. Cron hit his fifth homer of the season in the opening inning to stake the Rockies to a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Ryan Feltner (1-2) earned the win on the mound as he threw 5.2 scoreless frames, allowing three hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
Kyle Freeland takes the hill for his fifth start of the season for the Rockies in this contest. He comes in 2-1 with a 3.80 ERA, a 1.266 WHIP, six walks and 12 strikeouts over 21.1 innings of work on the year. Freeland took the loss in his last start, which came at home against the Pirates Monday night. He threw 2.2 innings, allowing nine runs (seven earned) on eight hits with one walk and one strikeout in a game the Rockies eventually dropped 14-3. In his last three starts, he is 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA, a 1.50 WHIP, five walks and 11 strikeouts over 15.1 innings of work. Freeland makes his seventh career start against the Phillies in this contest. He comes in 1-2 with a 3.75 ERA, a 1.375 WHIP, nine walks and 23 strikeouts over 24 innings of work against them. Freeland is 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA, a 1.816 WHIP, eight walks and 12 strikeouts over 12.2 innings in three career starts at Citizens Bank Park.