Series Preview

Colorado Rockies (11-12, 4th in NL West, 3 GB) @ San Diego Padres (9-16, 5th in NL West, 6 GB)

Rockies Top Hitters
1. Ian Stewart (.303, 8 HR, 19 RBI)
2. Dexter Fowler (.333, 4 HR, 13 RBI)
3. Garrett Atkins (.308, 3 HR, 18 RBI)

Probable Pitchers (Subject to Change)
Jason Marquis (0-2, 7.33 ERA) vs. Jake Peavy (1-4, 8.10 ERA)
Greg Smith (2-2, 7.50 ERA) vs. Chris Young (2-1, 4.97 ERA)



Ron Burgundy's Thoughts
This is an interesting short two games series. We have our ace and number two starters going against two of their weaker pitchers, but Peavy and Young haven't exactly had top of rotation stuff. Peavy had one great start, then fell back to sub-par pitching in his last start. Chris Young is really starting to come around, he's somebody our rotation can fall in line with and be very successful. Our offense has been firing on all cylinders lately, Scott Hairston and Adrian Gonzalez have really jump started their games. We have to be careful though because the Rockies have a very potent offense. Ian Stewart is hammering the ball this year, and Dexter Fowler has been very active in being the best rookie in the NL so far this year. With a two game sweep here we can get right in the mix with the rest of the NL West, that's something we need to shoot for to keep our hopes alive for 2009. It's good to be back in San Diego, I'll see you all at Tino's after the game for some great steak and scotch.