Series Preview: Colorado Rockies at Tampa Bay Rays with Probable Starting Pitching 3/28-3/30

Colorado Rockies (0-0) at Tampa Bay Rays (0-0)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, March 28
Time: 4:10 pm EST
Broadcast: COLR/FDSN SUN

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 4:10 PM
Broadcast: COLR/FDSN SUN

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, March 30
Time: 1:40 PM
Broadcast: COLR/FDSN SUN

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Kyle Freeland (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Ryan Pepiot (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Freeland gets the season started for Colorado. He finished last season going 5-8 with a 5.24 ERA, a 4.90 FIP, a 1.41 WHIP, and a 6.8 K/9. Pepiot goes for Tampa Bay. He went 8-8 last season with a 3.60 ERA, a 3.95 FIP, a 1.15 WHIP, and 9.8 K/9.

Game 2: German Marquez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Zack Littell (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Marquez made just one start last season, going four innings, giving up three runs on five hits. He walked four and struck out three. Littell will make his first start of the season. In 29 starts last season, he went 8-10 with a 3.63 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and an 8.1 K/9.

Game 3: Ryan Feltner (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Taj Bradley (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Feltner gets the finale. He went 3-10 with a 4.49 ERA, a 4.16 FIP, a 1.34 WHIP, and a 7.7 K/9 last season. Bradley last season went 8-11 with a 4.11 ERA in 25 starts. He posted a 4.09 FIP, a 1.23 WHIP, and a 10.0 K/9.

Player To Watch:

Colorado Rockies

Brenton Doyle in 149 games last season, hit .260 with a .764 OPS. He had 24 doubles, four triples, 23 home runs, 72 RBI, and 82 runs scored. He’s faced the Rays six times in his career, hitting .304 with a .870 OPS. Doyle has three doubles, a home run, four RBI, and two runs scored. Last season, in three games, he hit .333 with a 1.083 OPS. Doyle had two doubles, a home run, three RBI, and a run scored.

Tampa Bay Rays

Yandy Diaz in 145 games hit .281 with a .755 OPS. He had 31 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 65 RBI, and 55 runs scored. Diaz has faced the Rockies eight times in his career, hitting .303 with a .789 OPS. He has three doubles, eight RBI, and seven runs scored. In three games last season, he hit .214 with a .552 OPS. Diaz had a double, three RBI, and two runs scored.

Next Up:

Colorado: March 31st-April 3rd at Philadelphia Phillies
Tampa Bay: March 31st-April 2nd vs. Pittsburgh Pirates