The Rockies were finally able to hold onto a lead in the ninth inning last night and came away victorious by a final score of 3-2. Jhoulys Chacin picked up his 12th victory of the season and the middle of the order remained hot at the plate. The Rockies struggles on the road in the second half have made it almost unbearable to watch, but tonight they will be trying to get their second consecutive road win for the first time since June. They have the right matchup to do so as they are facing off against an inferior Marlins team, but they have a tough draw tonight as they are facing off against one of the top young arms in the entire game of baseball.
The Rockies will be sending Jeff Manship to the hill tonight to see if he can get out of his slumping start to the season. On the year Manship has an 0-3 record with an atrocious 7.80 ERA in three starts. It was the same story in his last start as he went five innings allowing six hits, five runs, one walk and struck out four in a loss to the Phillies. He is 0-2 on the road this year with a 6.30 ERA. A few Marlins have seen Manship during his time as a member of the Twins and they are 3 for 7 against him with one double. Manship does not have the repertoire to get away with leaving balls up in the zone. He has made too many mistakes on pitches that he has left up in the zone, and opposing hitters are making him pay for them. He needs to work his fastball down and in to right handers in order to get ahead in the count, and then he needs to locate his slider/curve low and away in order to put them away. He has talent, but his time as a member of the Rockies could be limited if he continues to get lit up when he takes the mound.
The Rockies have a tough task tonight as the Marlins are sending their future to the mound in Jose Fernandez. On the year Fernandez has a 9-5 record with a 2.41 ERA in 24 games started. He was able to get his ninth victory of the season in his last time out when he squared off against the streaking Dodgers. In the game he went six innings allowing just four hits, two runs (one earned), issued three walks and struck out eight in the game. He is unbeaten at home this year with a 6-0 record and a 1.40 ERA in 12 games started. He is very happy about the dimensions of Marlins park even though the hitters hate it. He beat the Rockies this year once already on July 23rd and looked good in the game shutting down the Rockies offense. In that game he went seven innings allowing five hits, two runs, had two walks and struck out eight in the game. Todd Helton was the one who took him deep in July. Fernandez has an electric fastball and a wipeout slider. He just turned 21 on July 31st and he has a bright future ahead of him.
The Marlins lineup for the game tonight is as follows:
1. Christian Yelich, LF
2. Donovan Solano, 2B
3. Giancarlo Stanton, RF
4. Logan Morrison, 1B
5. Ed Lucas, 3B
6. Adeiny Hechavarria, SS
7. Jake Marisnick, CF
8. Jeff Mathis, C
9. Jose Fernandez, P
The Rockies lineup for the game tonight is as follows:
1. Dexter Fowler, CF
2. Corey Dickerson, LF
3. Troy Tulowitzki, SS
4. Michael Cuddyer, RF
5. Todd Helton, 1B
6. Wilin Rosario, C
7. Nolan Arenado, 3B
8. DJ LeMahieu, 2B
9. Jeff Manship, P
First pitch for the game tonight is scheduled for 5:10 PM Mountain time. The Rockies will be trying to figure out the rookie phenom on the mound and work on giving Jeff Manship the run support that he needs. Manship will need to have a better game tonight or else the Rockies will have a slim chance of getting their second consecutive victory on the road.
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