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2012 Rockies Game #42: Juan Nicasio vs. Rocky Nolasco

By Andrew T. Fisher
"That fan wearing that Marlins jacket sure looks ridiculous"
"That fan wearing that Marlins jacket sure looks ridiculous"

Ricky Nolasco has made six starts against the Rockies, and he has won five of them. The Rockies have not won a game in a week or at Marlins Park ever. There is some good news though, asthe last time Ricky Nolasco faced the Rockies, he gave up 11 runs in 3 innings. That was good for a -6 game score, good for the worst start by any pitcher in either league in all of 2011. So maybe that's a good thing for tonight?

Nicasio and Nolasco, despite having comparable last names, also have very, very comparable pitching lines for 2012. Nearly everything is a cough away from identical, except for those strikeouts. Via FIP, Nicasio is a small leap better than the Marlins' $9 million man.

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Juan Nicasio 2-1 8 8 0 0 0 0 45.1 50 22 22 6 17 42 4.37 1.48
W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Ricky Nolasco 4-2 8 8 0 0 0 0 48.1 51 22 22 5 13 26 4.10 1.32


Lineup

Colorado Rockies @ Miami Marlins

05/22/12 5:10 PM MDT

Colorado Rockies Miami Marlins
Jonathan Herrera - 2B Jose Reyes - SS
Jordan Pacheco - #B Bryan Petersen - CF
Carlos Gonzalez - LF Hanley Ramirez - 3B
Troy Tulowitzki - SS Austin Kearns - LF
Todd Helton - 1B Giancarlo Stanton - RF
Michael Cuddyer - RF Logan Morrison - 1B
Wilin Rosario- C John Buck - C
Dexter Fowler - CF Donnie Murphy - 2B
Juan Nicasio - P Ricky Nolasco - P

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