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New York Mets - Colorado Rockies
Tuesday 10 May 2011 at 04:16 GMT+1
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Currently lasting their longest losing season, the Colorado Rockies are probably quite happy to see the Mets come to town for the opening of a three-game series at Coors Field.
Rockies try to halt four-game slide tonight fifth win all meetings with the Mets this year.
Colorado returns home from 1-5 road swing, and ended on a trip to get swept in three games in the National League West rival San Francisco Giants. The Rockies managed just three hits Sunday's 3-0 setback to two catcher Chris Iannetta.
Jorge de la Rosa took the loss after giving three points in six innings, falling to 4-1 on the season.
Colorado has lost 12 of its last 19 since starting the season 11-2.
"You go along, during a six-month season and you come into a pothole on a regular basis and, of course, we have entered a" Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "As we move forward, we will find the value of our club."
The Rox had just hit 0216 and averaged only 2.7 runs per game over a trip 1-5, but now home to eight in a row. It begins with three consecutive times against the Mets, as Colorado swept back to New York from April 11 to 14. 0290 Rockies hit in this series and averaged 6.8 runs per game.
Jhoulys Chacin did not make the first series of the Rockies, but takes the opener tonight hill. Right-hander stopped the two wins to start a slide Wednesday in Arizona, two works by three other hits and four walks in seven innings in a 6-4 victory.
Chacin, 23, is a solid 4-2 season 2.85 earned run average in six starts and will make his first start against the Mets, who met once in relief.
New York shouting Chris Capuano has faced Colorado in April, taking a loss on the top of a doubleheader after giving seven points in 5 3.2 that has been handled so far his worst outing of the season. The lefty gave up a solo homer to Troy Tulowitzki, while Dexter Fowler had two hits and a pair of RBIs Capuano, who fell to 4-4 with an ERA of 3.79 lifetime against Colorado.
32 years is 2-3 with a 5.40 ERA in seven games (five starts) overall this year and coming off a loss to bad luck with Tim Lincecum and the Giants on Wednesday. Although Capuano was charged with two runs in 6 1 / 3 innings, lost a 2-0 decision.
"A game like tonight, we were on the ropes a few times, but he [Lincecum] intensified in situations too. Seemed stronger than the game went on, if you tilt your hat," Capuano said.
New York has won three consecutive times after the loss, but did not receive a three-game sweep of Dodgers 4-2 setback on Sunday. Ronny Paulino and Jose Reyes each drove in a run for the Mets, while RA Dickey allowed four runs - three earned - on 10 hits over seven full frames to suffer the loss.
