At 6 foot 5 and 248 pounds, Mike Stanton looks like he should be playing for the Dolphins, not the Marlins.
The dude is huge, and his profile is catching up quickly to his body. At 21, four years removed from being drafted out of high school, Stanton is emerging into one of the game elite power hitters.
Stanton has homered in each of the first two games of the Rockies Marlins series, giving him 28 for the season. His home run Tuesday night off Edgmer Escalona was the 50th of his career in 771 at bats.
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Add a commentMarlins right hander Anibal Sanchez flirted with a no hitter against the Rockies on April 22. We only it because, well, he hasn exactly had a roll call of highlights since then.
Sanchez finished with a one hitter that day and, at one point, his record stood at 6 1. He go into tonight juego at Coors Field at 6 6, having gone a career worst 10 consecutive outings without a win to call his own.
Sanchez will be opposed by Jhoulys Chacin, who looms as the Rockies ace now that Ubaldo Jimenez has been traded and Jorge De La Rosa is gone for the season after Tommy John surgery.
Here a look at the lineups for tonight tilt in LoDo:
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Add a commentThe Rockies figured a former college quarterback would figure heavily air jordan 10 into Monday outcome. They just thought it would be Todd Helton, not Seth Smith. A one time backup to Eli Manning at the University of Mississippi, Smith delivered a hit bigger than any he saw in the SEC. With the game tied 5 5 in the sixth, Smith smoked a 3 1, 90 mph fastball off the center field fence for a triple. He owns five of the Rockies last six pinch hits. He scored moments later, after double checking with coach Mike Gallego, scoring on Kazuo Matsui shallow fly to center field.
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Comments (2)With centerfielder Willy Taveras likely out for the season after re injuring his right quadriceps Saturday night, Ryan Spillborghs will get the bulk of the starts as the beat up Rockies try to stay in the playoff chase. Spilborghs has just three hits in his last 29 at bats, his average plunging from .322 to .291. Over the last 23 games he’s hitting just .125 (3 for 24) with runners in scoring position.
Spilborghs insists he hasn’t lost his swing or his confidence. True or not, the Rockies need him to get hot, starting today against San Diego’s Chris Young.
The Rockies head into tonight’s crucial game against the Padres knowing that both the Dodgers and Phillies won afternoon game, putting pressure on the Rockies to keep pace. The Dodgers clubbed the Giants 6 2 and the Phillies beat the Marlins 9 1.
For the Rockies to take a step forward in the wild card race, they have to get some base runners on against 41 year old Greg Maddux, San Diego masterful right hander. That won’t be easy. The four time Cy Young winner, one of the greatest mound technicians in baseball history, is 4 0 with a 1.97 ERA in his past five starts. He has not walked a batter since July 28 at Houston, a streak of 191 batters and 48.1 innings.
Maddux, of course, is used to pennant race pressure. Rockies starter Jeff Francis is not. He is becoming one of the best young pitchers in baseball, going 14 2 with a 3.61 ERA since May 7. But the Rockies need him to pitch like an ace tonight.
For 73 pitches, the Rockies decision to start Elmer Dessens smacked of genius. His final pitch revealed the frailty of the Rockies tattered rotation and explained why the team spoke with David Wells agent Thursday. Upset over the liberal strike zone, Padres slugger Mike Cameron took his frustration out on an errant fastball, his three run home run ending Dessens night. Dessens worked 4 2/3 innings and allowed air jordan 3 five runs on six hits, leaving him at least under consideration for another start.
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Add a commentVery few things can keep Troy Tulowitzki out of the starting lineup, but illness managed to do that for tonight’s game against the Padres. The shortstop, a prime contender for National League rookie of the year, will be replaced by Jamey Carroll. Coming into tonight’s game, Tulowitzki had started 93 of 99 games at short.
Rookie right hander Ubalido Jimenez makes the first start of his career at Coors Field tonight. His ability to mix and match his Nike Roshe Run 97 mph fastball with a 70 mph curve makes him a tremendous prospect. However, until he commands his fastball with greater consistency, he’ll remain a project. That said, the Rockies could sure use six or seven strong innings from him tonight, especially since they’ll be facing the Padres’ Chris Young, the 6 foot 10 right hander who’s dominated the Rockies.
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