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Kyle Freeland is gladsome helium doesn’t person to look teammate Brendan Rodgers.
“He’s dangerous,” Freeland said Saturday aft helium pitched the Rockies to a 6-0 triumph implicit Washington astatine Nationals Park.
Rodgers has been heating up during the 2nd fractional of the play but close present he’s sizzling.
Saturday, helium deed 3-for-5, coming up a triple abbreviated of the cycle. He has 30 multi-hit games this play and is 7-for-18 with 3 location runs, a treble and 7 RBIs implicit his past 4 games. His .288 mean leads the squad and his .818 OPS ranks 2nd to C.J. Cron’s .890. Of Rodgers’ 14 location runs, 12 person travel connected the road.
“To spot Brendan steadfast and playing consistently and doing his happening is great,” Freeland said. “His absorption is determination and he’s locked successful each azygous day. He’s popping disconnected close present and he’s an utmost talent. He’s a precise unsafe hitter who tin deed for power, deed for average. And he’s got bully velocity and he’s a bully defender. He’s got it all.”
Vilade debuts. Ryan Vilade, conscionable 22, got called up from Triple-A Albuquerque and started successful near tract Saturday. He was the eighth Rockies subordinate to marque their major-league debut this season. He finished his archetypal crippled going 0-for-4.
To marque country for Vilade, Colorado optioned right-handed starter Ryan Felter to Triple-A and designating Bernardo Flores Jr. for assignment.
The Rockies had planned to adhd Vilade to the 40-man roster aft the play but saw however helium was playing astatine Triple-A and decided it was clip to springiness him a sensation of the large leagues. Manager Bud Black said helium not lone wanted to get a look astatine Vilade but besides person him interact with veterans specified arsenic Charlie Blackmon, CJ Cron and Trevor Story.
Vilade was drafted arsenic a shortstop successful 2017, and the Rockies converted him to an outfielder aft the 2019 play during instructional league. He spent the 2020 play astatine the Rockies alternate grooming site
“We similar the wide bundle of the player,” manager Bud Black said. “I deliberation the bat tin beryllium the calling card, with coagulated defense
Vilade was selected arsenic a shortstop successful the 2nd circular of the 2017 draught earlier the Rockies converted him to an outfielder aft the 2019 season. He spent the 2020 play astatine the Rockies alternate grooming tract and the squad got different bully look astatine him during outpouring training.
Vilade deed .286 successful 108 games with the Isotopes this season, hitting 7 location runs on with 27 doubles and 5 triples. The Rockies deliberation determination is much powerfulness to come.
“We similar the wide bundle of the player,” Bud Black said. “I deliberation the bat tin beryllium the calling card, with coagulated defense.”
On Deck
Rockies RHP Jon Gray (8-10, 4.16 ERA) astatine Nationals RHP Paolo Espino (4-5, 4.18)
11:05 a.m. Sunday, Nationals Park
TV: ATTRM
Radio: 630 AM
Gray is making his 27th start, his 14th connected the road. In 2 starts since coming disconnected the injured database (right forearm tightness), he’s 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA. In his past commencement astatine Atlanta, helium picked up his eighth win, giving up 2 runs connected 5 hits implicit 5 innings. Gray struck retired 7 and walked two. Gray has whiffed 7 oregon much batters successful 10 of his 26 starts. In 5 vocation starts vs. Washington, he’s 0-3 with a 7.15 ERA. Espino is coming disconnected his archetypal prime commencement of the season, though the Nationals mislaid 3-0 to the Marlins. He allowed 1 tally connected six hits and 3 walks implicit six innings. He struck retired six. The 34-year-old right-hander has ne'er faced the Rockies.
Trending: Prior to July 10, the Rockies were 19-37 against teams with astatine slightest a .500 record. Since then, they are 21-21 against opponents with winning records.
At issue: Backup catcher Yonathan Daza, who volition apt commencement Sunday’s game, continues to conflict mightily connected the road. He’s 0-for-7 with 3 strikeouts connected the existent roadworthy travel and is batting .174 (8-for-46) this play distant from Coors Field.
Pitching probables
Monday: Off
Tuesday: Dodgers RHP Tony Gonsolin (3-1, 2.47) astatine Rockies TBA, 6:40 p.m., ATTRM
Wednesday: Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler (14-4, 2.39) astatine Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela (4-9, 4.06), 6:40 p.m., ATTRM
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