The Rockies visit the Oakland A's in what should be the most winnable stretch of a difficult road trip. Jason Hammel was left off the hook his last time out against Pittsburgh, but hopes to rebound on the road in a pitcher friendly environment tonight. He's got a run of four straight W's when given a decision, most of those coming on the road.
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Braden's another finesse lefty, a class of pitcher that the Rockies had a lot of difficulty with early in the season, but have been handling very well of late and are in fact now second in the National League to the Mets (5th in the MLB) in OPS vs LHP's.
Go Rockies!