Colorado Rockies (3-9) at San Diego Padres (10-3)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, April 11th
Time: 6:40 PM PDT
Broadcast: RockiesTv/PadresTV
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, April 12th
Time: 5:40 PM
Broadcast: RockiesTv/PadresTV
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, April 13th
Time: 1:10 PM
Broadcast: RockiesTv/PadresTV
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: German Marquez (0-1, 2.45 ERA) vs. Nick Pivetta (1-1, 2.70 ERA)
Marquez will get the start in game one for the Rockies. Last time out, he took the loss against the Athletics. He pitched five innings, allowed five hits, three earned runs, six walks, and struck out three. Pivetta will get the ball for the Padres. He took a loss against the Cubs last time out. He pitched three innings, allowed six hits, three runs, three walks, and struck out four.
Game 2: Chase Dollander (1-0, 7.20 ERA) vs. Kyle Hart (1-0, 11.12 ERA)
Dollander will make his second start in game two for the Rockies. He got his first career win last game against the Athletics. He pitched five innings, allowed seven hits, four runs, two home runs, one walk, and struck out six. Hart will go for the Padres. Last time out, Hart did not even get out of the first inning against the Cubs. Thanks to a late-game comeback, he avoided a loss. He allowed two hits, five runs, and four walks in 0.2 innings pitched.
Game 3: Kyle Freeland (0-2, 3.79 ERA) vs. Michael King (2-0, 4.05 ERA)
Freeland will get the final game for the Rockies. Last time out against the Brewers, he took the loss. He pitched 6.1 innings, allowing eight hits, five runs, and striking out five. King will get the ball for the Padres. King got the win against the Athletics last time out. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowing eight hits, three runs, two walks, and struck out two.
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Player To Watch:
Colorado Rockies
Brenton Doyle has a .302 batting average and a .868 OPS to start the series. He has seven runs, 16 hits, three doubles, three home runs, one steal, and 12 RBI. Doyle had a .292 batting average with 14 hits in 13 games against the Padres last year. He hit two home runs and had three RBI. Doyle scored 14 runs.
San Diego Padres
Manny Machado enters this series with a .340 batting average with a .900 OPS. He has nine runs, five doubles, one home run, six steals, and five RBI. In nine games last year against the Rockies Machado had a .314 batting average with 11 hits, two home runs, four RBI, and six runs scored.
Next Up:
Colorado: April 14th-April 16th at Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego: April 14th-April 16th vs Chicago Cubs
