10:10 pm
July 9

Rockies @ Padres

Who will WIN this matchup?

Colorado Rockies (38-50)

@ San Diego Padres (52-38)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Freeland (COL): 1-2; 5.50 ERA

Knehr (SD) 0-0; 0.00 ERA

 

Current odds:

Colorado Rockies: (+190)

San Diego Padres: (-210)

 

• The Padres definitely have momentum. They tied the franchise record for biggest comeback Thursday night when they rallied from an 8-0 deficit while facing three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer to score a 9-8 victory over the Washington Nationals. Trent Grisham’s single with two outs in the ninth inning gave San Diego a walk-off win. The biggest hit in the comeback was a fourth-inning grand slam that was the first major-league hit by relief pitcher Daniel Camarena — off Scherzer.

• Colorado, meanwhile, will start left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-2, 5.50). Freeland’s season didn’t start until May 25, as he was sidelined due to a shoulder strain. In the first five starts upon his return, he was poor: 0-2 with a 9.58 ERA. However, his past three outings have been excellent: 1-0 with an ERA of 0.53. Freeland enters play Friday with a 12-inning scoreless streak.

• The Rockies are coming off a rare road win, 9-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Colorado improved to 7-33 on the road, a mark that includes three defeats in as many games at San Diego. “I’d love to go into the All-Star break with a good weekend in San Diego,” said Rockies manager Bud Black, a former Padres manager. “I’d love to have a series that would give us something to carry into the second half.”

• Friday does present several challenges for the Padres in addition to the starting pitching. Will they come down from Thursday’s high in time to take the Rockies seriously? “We fought too hard not to win this game,” Tingler said after the unlikely win. “Probably this is the top. It’s special. Games like this are why I’m confident that we’re going to do special things before it is over.”

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