Nationals vs. Rockies
8:40 PM Coors Field
MASN
Story Lines:
- The Nationals have not lost back-to-back series all season.
- How will the Nationals league lowest ERA fair in Coors Field?
- Will the Rockies league highest ERA help break the Nats out of their offensive slump?
- On going issues with Ryan Zimmerman's shoulder.
- Stephen Strasburg
- 9-1 with a 2.46 ERA.
- Has never faced any of the current Rockies players in his career.
- Jeff Francis
- 0-1 with a 8.56 ERA.
- Starting his 4th game of the season.
- Has had issues making it past 5 innings.
- Ryan Zimmerman
- Zim has face Francis 15 times and is batting .533 with 3 RBIs.
- With rumors of a DL stint swirling, Zimmerman has to produce.
- Carlos Gonzalez
- Hitting .328 on the year and leads the team in homeruns with 17.
- He also leads the team in RBIs with 52 and will be the main offensive threat.
Keys to the Game:
- Strike Outs. When any contact could leave the park, it would be best to just strike everyone out.
- Hit Homers. If you want to win in Coors, you're going to have to hit a few homeruns. Looking at you Morse.
- Heads Up Defense. The ball flies off the bat in Coors, so our fielders will have to be on their toes, particularly in the outfield, which is quiet spacious.
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