Blackmon looks to extend 11-game hit streak
Posted September 19, 2018 7:41 am.
Last Updated September 19, 2018 8:21 am.
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Colorado Rockies (82-69, second in NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (84-68, first in NL West)
Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10:10 p.m. Eastern
PROBABLE PITCHERS: Rockies: Tyler Anderson (6-9, 4.82 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 155 strikeouts) Dodgers: Walker Buehler (7-5, 2.88 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: Charlie Blackmon has notched a hit in 11 straight games for Colorado. He’ll look to keep it going against Los Angeles. The Dodgers enter the contest with a one and a half-game lead over the Rockies in the NL West. Los Angeles gives up 1.7 runs per game when Buehler starts. The Rockies have gone 11-19 in Anderson’s starts. Colorado has a strong power-hitting lineup, slugging .430 as a unit. Nolan Arenado leads the team with a slugging percentage of .552. The Dodgers won 3-2 in Tuesday’s meeting, Dylan Floro earned his sixth win of the year.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ian Desmond has 76 runs and 79 RBIs for the Rockies this season. DJ LeMahieu has 12 hits and is batting .293 over his past 10 games for Colorado. Cody Bellinger has 23 home runs and 71 RBIs this year for the Dodgers. Yasiel Puig has five home runs and nine RBIs while slugging 1.038 over his past 10 games for Los Angeles.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .265 batting average, 4.12 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs. Dodgers: 7-3, .282 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs.
DODGERS INJURIES: The Los Angeles Dodgers placed RHP Daniel Hudson on the 60-day disabled list with a forearm injury on Saturday, Aug. 25.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by HERO Sports, and data from Sportradar.
