Colorado Rockies game no. 18 thread: Austin Gomber vs. Zack Wheeler

The Metropolis of Brotherly Love has performed minimal favors for the Nationwide League brethren of Colorado. The Rockies have been outscored 25-8 within the first three video games of a four-game set, and the membership will return to Denver tonight with both a successful or dropping document on the street.

Austin Gomber (4.20 ERA, 3.28 FIP) will take the hill for the Rockies after final pitching Saturday towards the Tigers. He tossed six innings of shutout baseball in that begin whereas accumulating eight strikeouts, one shy of his all-time greatest in a Rockies uniform. The left-hander has caught with a comparatively constant pitch combine from 2021 however has elevated his slider and fastball use to this point; he used them much less in Detroit final weekend, nevertheless, so at the moment will paint a much bigger image on how he feels about curveballs and changeups at sea degree.

The Phillies will counter with Zack Wheeler (8.53 ERA, 4.03 FIP), a Cy Younger contender from a yr in the past — however a stifling arm within the early levels of 2022. Wheeler final pitched towards the Brewers and allowed 4 earned runs in 5 innings; his earlier begin was a three-inning affair in Miami the place he allowed seven in simply three frames. The precise-hander led all of baseball with a 213 ¹⁄₃ inning whole final yr, however it is going to be powerful to handle that workload if his WHIP stays within the 1.66 territory because it at present stands. Lest we overlook that he additionally completed second on the NL Cy poll a yr in the past, nevertheless, and he might hit his stride at any second.

Kris Bryant isn’t within the beginning lineup for the third consecutive day as he offers with some again discomfort. He has not been positioned on the injured checklist, nevertheless.

Colorado’s bullpen stays considerably rested at this level within the sequence. On Wednesday, Daniel Bard returned to recreation motion for the primary time in every week. Carlos Estévez and Robert Stephenson have been used and could possibly be be down at the moment. The providers of Alex Colomé and the recently-strong Tyler Kinley could possibly be enlisted for shut late innings with Bard as an ‘provided that wanted’ candidate.

First Pitch: 11:05 a.m. MDT

TV: AT&T Sports activities Internet Rocky Mountain (COL), NBC Sports activities Philadelphia (PHI); MLB.TV

Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM; KNRV 1150 (Spanish)

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