Today at 5:05 p.m. ET, the Colorado Rockies (27-23) and Philadelphia Phillies (21-26) take the field at Citizens Bank Park for Memorial Day action in the first contest of a three-game set. The game can be live streamed for free here. Colorado fans can hear all of the action on KOA 850 while Philadelphia fans can do the same on 1210 WPHT.
Colorado continues its six-game road swing after dropping two of three to the Atlanta Braves while Philadelphia continues its 11-game homestand that it is currently 1-2 on after dropping two of three to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jhoulys Chacin (0-3, 4.76 ERA) takes the ball for the Rockies while Kyle Kendrick (0-5, 4.53 ERA) man the mound for the Phillies.
Each pitcher is looking for its first win though neither one has pitched relatively bad this season. Kendrick has had five quality starts in nine chances but has no wins to show for it while Chacin is 3-for-4 in quality starts but also hasn't had a victory. The two pitchers haven't received much run support this season.
Colorado outfielder Carlos Gonzalez returned to the lineup Sunday after missing three games with swelling in his left index finger, but the slugger said he feels fine.
"It's good," Gonzalez told MLB.com of the finger. "Actually, yesterday I took [batting practice], and it was feeling good. They just decided to give me an extra day, and I feel good to go."
Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki leads Major League Baseball with a .317 batting average and is tied for first place in the National League with 14 homers while his 36 RBIs rank him tied for third in the NL.
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley is fifth in the NL with a .328 average and he has launched four homers while adding 24 RBIs.
The Rockies and Phillies open up their three-game set with a Memorial Day afternoon game live from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
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