Philadelphia Phillies, who has just released from its third plain victories, will approach when they open a four -game series against Colorado Rockies in Denver on Monday.
In fact, they will be much longer than that.
Jose Alvarado was suspended for 80 games and is not suitable for playoffs after testing positively for a substance prohibited under MLB’s performance -enhancing drug policy. Philadelphia leaves a big hole behind Bullpen and a blow to the championship requests.
“We have to continue,” said Phillies Rob Thomson, after his team’s 1-0 victory against Pittsburgh on Sunday. “Very bad, but we have to continue. We have really good pieces that can take the gap here.”
Cristopher Sanchez (4-1, 2,91 ERA) starts at the mound because he will face Kyle Freeland (0-6, 6.15) in a match played on Monday night.
Philadelphia can make some discovery against a Rockies team that can sell parts before the trade deadline in Denver this week. Colorado has already made big changes by firing the manager Bud Black, but things haven’t become better under the temporary manager Warren Schaeffer.
Rockies, on Sunday after the journey hugging Arizona 1-5 after the season fell to the worst 8-38. Colorado had the chance to win the first series of the season with its ninth 1-0 base, but a buttout and Lineout ended the game.
“I thought we were fighting against this journey after the loss of the series. He said. “Only a few strokes of winning some games, and if we keep playing like that, Rockies fans will see some wins.”
Monday will be at home since it has been taken over as a temporary manager.
Colorado, which has been closed seven times this season, is only at the speed of winning 28 games. In the next 13 matches, things are getting more difficult against the teams sitting in the first or second place.
Freeland comes out of the fourth quality start of the season, but has not yet turned into a victory. One of this quality starts, the second trip of the season, April 2, Philadelphia arrived. He allowed three runs in a game in 6 2/3 strokes. Rockies lost 5-1.
Nine career starts against Phillies, 3,59 ERA and 2-4.
Sanchez is faced with Colorado for the fifth time in his career and 1-0 with 2.57 ERA. He opened his season against Rockies, a 6-1 Philadelphia victory on March 31, but he was unstable, despite allowing a run in four strokes in 5 1/3 strokes.
Sanchez made at least five strokes in seven out of eight. The shortest trip took the only loss of the year when the two Inning was withdrawn due to left forearm tension on April 22nd. He took his next beginning eight days later and won the last two decisions.
-FELD level media
