Los Angeles @ Colorado preview
Coors Field
Last Meeting ( Aug 27, 2012 ) LA Dodgers 0, Colorado 10
The new-look Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to turn things around as they meet the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in the middle game of their three-game series at Coors Field. Los Angeles' 10-0 loss in Monday's series opener was the club's fifth setback in seven contests and second in three games since completing a nine-player blockbuster trade with Boston on Saturday. Right-hander Josh Beckett, one of four players acquired from the Red Sox, took the loss in his Dodgers debut as he allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Los Angeles, which recorded only four hits, dropped 2 1/2 games behind both first-place San Francisco in the National League West and St. Louis for the second wild-card spot. Colorado has been on a tear of late, winning six of eight at home and seven of nine overall. Rookie Wilin Rosario enters with 21 home runs, a franchise record for a catcher. Rosario belted a two-run shot Monday to eclipse the previous club mark for a backstop set in 2003 by Charles Johnson.
TV: 8:40 p.m. ET, KCAL (Los Angeles), Root Sports (Colorado)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers LH Chris Capuano (11-9, 3.37 ERA) vs. Rockies RH Tyler Chatwood (3-3, 4.98)
Capuano lasted only five innings in a loss to San Francisco on Wednesday, surrendering six runs and six hits. The 34-year-old has lost seven of his last nine decisions and is 2-5 in nine starts since the All-Star break. Capuano fell to 5-7 lifetime against the Rockies despite allowing only two runs over seven frames Aug. 6.
Chatwood did not allow a run against the Mets in New York on Thursday but was pulled after throwing 65 pitches in three innings. The 22-year-old has worked five or more innings only twice in his five starts but has given up more than one earned run only once. Chatwood is 1-1 against the Dodgers in two career starts, both while with the Los Angeles Angels last season.
WALK-OFFS
1. Colorado rookie INF Josh Rutledge is 5-for-8 with five RBIs as a pinch hitter.
2. Three of Los Angeles' four hits on Monday were for extra bases.
3. Rockies OF Dexter Fowler has been limited to three pinch-hitting appearances over the last five games because of an ankle injury.