Tied for the National League lead in losses and in search of his first win in three months, Colorado Rockies right-hander Kyle Freeland will take the mound on Sunday looking for just a little help from his friends.
Freeland has not exactly experienced bad luck over his past 13 winless starts, posting a 6.12 ERA in the stretch. But he hasn't received much run support either. Heading into Saturday's play, Freeland's 2.26 run-support average since his last win on May 14 was second lowest in baseball.
Freeland will be tasked with trying to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers. The visit to Los Angeles started out so promising for the last-place Rockies, who pushed the Milwaukee Brewers into extra innings twice in their most recent series after taking two of three at St. Louis to begin the current 10-game road trip.
"We talked about the threat of power with Tovar and it showed in the first inning," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "He has double-digit homers. So he's got some pop and I think, as his career really gets going, I think you'll see more homers. He's having a good year and I'm really proud of him." Urias enters off 14 2/3 consecutive scoreless outings, earning the win against both the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 3 and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. He has given up a combined seven hits in 11 innings over those starts, and he held the Toronto Blue Jays scoreless over the final 3 2/3 innings of the Dodgers' 8-7 win on July 25.
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