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Current Series
Diamondbacks lead the series 1-0
| Fri 07/05 | WP: Tyler Skaggs (2 - 1) LP: Jorge De La Rosa (8 - 5) | 0 - 5 loss |
Colorado Rockies Saturday, Jul 6, 2013, 8:10 PM MDT Drew Pomeranz vs Wade Miley Mostly sunny. Winds blowing in from left field at 1-5 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 105. Complete Coverage > | ||
| Sun 07/07 | 2:10 PM MDT | |
I'm incredibly busy, so the GameThread is the preview and the preview is the GameThread.
Anyway, Drew Pomeranz will make his second big-league start this season, and he'll need to be a lot better than he was last time out, when he four runs on seven hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. The Giants' struggling offense got the best of Pomeranz that day, and the D-Backs present a much stiffer challenge -- at least, right now -- so Pom needs to get more efficient in a hurry.
Wade Miley will counter for Arizona. Miley earned a spot on the NL All-Star team and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting a year ago after posting a K/BB ratio of nearly four en route to a 3.33 ERA. Miley's walks have ballooned this year, from 1.7 per nine innings to 3.2 per nine. As such, his ERA has suffered, sitting at nearly a full run higher in 2013 than in 2012. Miley's also more hittable this year and his home run luck has been worse, so let's hope the Rockies can at least compete against him tonight unlike last night, when they could not touch Tyler Skaggs.
At least Carlos Gonzalez is back in the lineup tonight, so fellow All-Star Michael Cuddyer won't feel like he has to do it all himself while surrounded by a bunch of out machines.
Lineups
Rockies
1. Josh Rutledge (R) 2B
2. Jonathan Herrera (S) SS
3. Carlos Gonzalez (L) LF
4. Michael Cuddyer (R) RF
5. Nolan Arenado (R) 3B
6. Todd Helton (L) 1B
7. Yorvit Torrealba (R) C
8. Tyler Colvin (L) CF
9. Drew Pomeranz (R) P
D-Backs
1. A.J. Pollock (R) CF
2. Aaron Hill (R) 2B
3. Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
4. Miguel Montero (L) C
5. Cody Ross (R) LF
6. Martin Prado (R) 3B
7. Gerardo Parra (L) RF
8. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
9. Wade Miley (L) P
'S get 'em, boys.