Rockies at Dodgers: Looking ahead at the Aug. 27 game

On Deck
Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (4-6, 4.25 ERA) astatine Dodgers TBA
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Freeland is looking overmuch similar the pitcher who posted a 2.85 ERA and finished 4th the National League Cy Young Award voting successful 2018. The lefty is 4-4 with a 2.53 ERA implicit his past 11 starts, the sixth-lowest ERA successful the large leagues implicit that clip frame. He’s 1-3 with a 2.10 ERA successful 5 roadworthy starts implicit that aforesaid span. In 2 starts against the Dodgers this season, Freeland is 0-2 with a 2.77 ERA. In 14 vocation starts vs. Los Angeles, Freeland is 2-7 with a 4.14 ERA, including an 0-3 grounds and 3.55 ERA successful 7 vocation starts astatine Dodger Stadium.

Trending: Third baseman Ryan McMahon yet deed different location run. His two-run homer successful the 10th inning was the deciding stroke successful Colorado’s 13-10 triumph implicit the Cubs Wednesday night. McMahon deed 16 location runs successful his archetypal 67 games done June 15, but deed conscionable 2 successful his adjacent 50 games, until mashing his location tally Wednesday night.

At issue: Outfielder Sam Hilliard is getting capable playing clip to beryllium himself to the Rockies, but his strikeouts proceed to mount. He struck retired 4 times successful 4 at-bats successful the 2nd crippled of Wednesday’s doubleheader astatine Chicago. For the season, Hilliard is striking retired 39% of the clip (55 strikeouts successful 141 at-bats).

Pitching probables
Saturday: Rockies RHP Jon Gray (7-10, 4.13) astatine Dodgers LHP David Price (4-2, 3.82)TBD, 7:10, ATTRM
Sunday: Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela (2-9, 4.42) astatine Dodgers TBA, 1:10 p.m. ATTRM