Brandon Marsh leads the Philadelphia Phillies into a matchup against Troy Johnston and the Colorado Rockies at Citizens Bank Park, on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. ET. Marsh is at .333, the third-best average in the league, and Johnston is fifth at .330. Aaron Nola (2-3, 5.06 ERA) gets the start for the Phillies, who are 17-22 this season and third in the NL East. Kyle Freeland (1-3, 5.04 ERA) is expected to start for the Rockies, who are 16-23 and fourth in the NL West.
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Injury reports
Phillies
Kyle Backhus: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Zach Pop: 15 Day IL (Calf), Max Lazar: 60 Day IL (Oblique)
Rockies
Ryan Feltner: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), Jeff Criswell: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), RJ Petit: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
- Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper has hit nine home runs this season, which ranks 19th in MLB. He has also tallied 23 RBIs and has scored 24 runs. In 166 plate appearances, he has recorded a .282 BA, .380 OBP and .549 SLG with a 13.9% walk rate and a 15.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording two steals on three attempts.
- In 175 plate appearances, Kyle Schwarber has slashed .214/.349/.545 this season. He has hit 13 long balls (3rd in MLB) and driven in 22 runs with a strikeout rate of 32% and a walk rate of 14.9%. He has come around to score 25 times.
- Colorado’s Mickey Moniak is slashing .315/.364/.694 this season with 11 home runs (8th in MLB), 21 RBIs and an OPS of 1.057 (3rd in MLB). He has a 24.8% strikeout rate and a 6.6% walk rate in 121 plate appearances, and he has scored 20 total runs.
- In 159 plate appearances, T.J. Rumfield has posted a 15.7% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate while slashing .271/.333/.431 with five home runs, 21 RBIs and 15 runs scored.
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