Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies Preview and Predictions 06-13-2018
12th June 2018 by Gracenote
scott kingery has been shuffled around the field this season as the philadelphia phillies try to find a home for the promising prospect. the 24-year-old looks to follow up a season high-tying four-rbi performance on wednesday as the phillies (34-30) bid for a series victory versus the reeling colorado rockies (32-34), who have dropped a season-worst five straight and nine of 11.
kingery belted a three-run homer for his first blast since april 10 as philadelphia claimed an early lead and held on for their second straight win with a 5-4 triumph on tuesday. cesar hernandez has hit safely in four consecutive contests and scored a run in three straight and six of his last seven for the phillies, who evened their six-game homestand at 2-2 and improved to 21-11 at citizens bank park this season. trevor story had two singles to record his fourth straight multi-hit performance on tuesday and crossed the plate twice in the opener to give him six runs scored during his six-game hitting streak. story will get his first look at right-hander nick pivetta while left-hander tyler anderson will get the nod for the rockies.
tv: 7:05 p.m. et, at&t sportsnet-rocky mountains (colorado), nbcs philadelphia
pitching matchup: rockies lh tyler anderson (3-1, 4.81 era) vs. phillies rh nick pivetta (4-5, 3.76)
anderson recorded his fourth straight no-decision on thursday despite working a season high-tying seven innings against cincinnati. the 28-year-old allowed just two runs on five hits versus the reds and kept the ball in the park after being taken deep eight times in his previous six outings. hernandez (6-for-9) and maikel franco (3-for-7) have gotten their licks in on anderson, although the left-hander has flustered both aaron altherr (0-for-5, three strikeouts) and odubel herrera (0-for-3, three strikeouts).
pivetta has answered a three-start winning streak with three straight losses after permitting four runs on six hits in five frames in thursday's 4-3 setback versus the chicago cubs. the 25-year-old british columbia native has yielded nine earned runs over 14 innings while allowing the opposition to bat .294 against him during his losing skid. pivetta was torched in his lone appearance against colorado, yielding eight runs on as many hits in 2 2/3 innings at coors field on aug. 5.
walk-offs
1. colorado lf gerardo parra has recorded five multi-hit performances in his last eight games.
2. philadelphia 1b carlos santana has gone 0-for-5 -- albeit with three walks -- in his last two contests on the heels on a seven-game hitting streak.
3. rockies c tom murphy excelled in his major-league debut with three hits on tuesday after batting .289 with 16 homers in 49 games with triple-a albuquerque to open the season.
prediction: rockies 3, phillies 2
12th June 2018 by Gracenote
scott kingery has been shuffled around the field this season as the philadelphia phillies try to find a home for the promising prospect. the 24-year-old looks to follow up a season high-tying four-rbi performance on wednesday as the phillies (34-30) bid for a series victory versus the reeling colorado rockies (32-34), who have dropped a season-worst five straight and nine of 11.
kingery belted a three-run homer for his first blast since april 10 as philadelphia claimed an early lead and held on for their second straight win with a 5-4 triumph on tuesday. cesar hernandez has hit safely in four consecutive contests and scored a run in three straight and six of his last seven for the phillies, who evened their six-game homestand at 2-2 and improved to 21-11 at citizens bank park this season. trevor story had two singles to record his fourth straight multi-hit performance on tuesday and crossed the plate twice in the opener to give him six runs scored during his six-game hitting streak. story will get his first look at right-hander nick pivetta while left-hander tyler anderson will get the nod for the rockies.
tv: 7:05 p.m. et, at&t sportsnet-rocky mountains (colorado), nbcs philadelphia
pitching matchup: rockies lh tyler anderson (3-1, 4.81 era) vs. phillies rh nick pivetta (4-5, 3.76)
anderson recorded his fourth straight no-decision on thursday despite working a season high-tying seven innings against cincinnati. the 28-year-old allowed just two runs on five hits versus the reds and kept the ball in the park after being taken deep eight times in his previous six outings. hernandez (6-for-9) and maikel franco (3-for-7) have gotten their licks in on anderson, although the left-hander has flustered both aaron altherr (0-for-5, three strikeouts) and odubel herrera (0-for-3, three strikeouts).
pivetta has answered a three-start winning streak with three straight losses after permitting four runs on six hits in five frames in thursday's 4-3 setback versus the chicago cubs. the 25-year-old british columbia native has yielded nine earned runs over 14 innings while allowing the opposition to bat .294 against him during his losing skid. pivetta was torched in his lone appearance against colorado, yielding eight runs on as many hits in 2 2/3 innings at coors field on aug. 5.
walk-offs
1. colorado lf gerardo parra has recorded five multi-hit performances in his last eight games.
2. philadelphia 1b carlos santana has gone 0-for-5 -- albeit with three walks -- in his last two contests on the heels on a seven-game hitting streak.
3. rockies c tom murphy excelled in his major-league debut with three hits on tuesday after batting .289 with 16 homers in 49 games with triple-a albuquerque to open the season.
prediction: rockies 3, phillies 2
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