Cubs vs Rockies live streaming link 4/16. Game Review: With the Chicago Cubs in town, the Colorado Rockies have a good chance to continue the best start in franchise history.
The Rockies look to continue their recent home dominance over the Cubs with an eighth consecutive victory overall Saturday night.
Iannetta had a bases-loaded triple Friday, scoring on the same play after Starlin Castro's relay throw ended up in the dugout.
"On the offensive side, we're creating opportunities for ourselves to score runs in more than one inning, or score runs in an inning and have an opportunity to do it in another inning," manager Jim Tracy told the Rockies' official website. "We've been very, very consistent at creating traffic and giving ourselves multiple opportunities to push runs across the board."
Watch Live at 8:10 PM ET, April 16, 2011
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki failed to homer in a fifth straight contest, but extended his hitting streak to six games. He is 12 for 22 during that stretch, and batting .371 in his last eight games against the Cubs.
"At any point and time, you can go south. I know that," Tulowitzki said. "Just trying to do what I do out there and trying to play the game hard."
Jason Hammel (1-0, 4.91 ERA) hopes his Colorado teammates continue to support him when he takes the ball.
While the right-hander has given up four runs and six hits in each of his two starts, the Rockies have scored seven runs in each game. Hammel did not factor in the decision after he allowed two earned runs in six innings of a 7-6 win at New York on Monday.
Hammel is 1-0 with a 5.11 ERA in two starts versus Chicago -- both at Coors Field.
Chicago's Marlon Byrd is 4 for 7 with a double against Hammel, but 0 for 9 in his last two games overall.
Aramis Ramirez had his second straight three-hit game Friday for Chicago, which is 3-4 on a nine-game road trip. Ramirez is 7 for 12 in his last three games, raising his season average to .360.
Thrust into the Cubs' rotation with Randy Wells on the disabled list, Casey Coleman (0-0, 7.20) looks to fare better in his first appearance against the Rockies than he did in his 2011 debut.
Coleman, who went 4-2 with a 3.33 ERA in eight starts last season, allowed four runs on two homers in five innings Sunday but did not factor in the decision of Chicago's 6-5 loss at Milwaukee.
"That's my goal (going into starts), to keep them in the game, no matter what," Coleman told the Cubs' official website.
Chicago right fielder Kosuke Fukudome could be back after missing three games with a strained hamstring. He is batting .313 in six games.
The Rockies look to continue their recent home dominance over the Cubs with an eighth consecutive victory overall Saturday night.
CubsJhoulys Chacin threw a six-hitter and Chris Iannetta had three RBIs as Colorado improved to a major-league best 11-2 with a 5-0 win over Chicago on Friday. The Rockies are averaging 6.3 runs during the winning streak.
(6-7, 3-4 away)
Rockies
(11-2, 4-1 home)
Iannetta had a bases-loaded triple Friday, scoring on the same play after Starlin Castro's relay throw ended up in the dugout.
"On the offensive side, we're creating opportunities for ourselves to score runs in more than one inning, or score runs in an inning and have an opportunity to do it in another inning," manager Jim Tracy told the Rockies' official website. "We've been very, very consistent at creating traffic and giving ourselves multiple opportunities to push runs across the board."
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Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
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The Rockies have outscored Chicago (6-7) 100-46 while winning 10 of the teams' last 12 meetings at Coors Field, including six in a row.Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki failed to homer in a fifth straight contest, but extended his hitting streak to six games. He is 12 for 22 during that stretch, and batting .371 in his last eight games against the Cubs.
"At any point and time, you can go south. I know that," Tulowitzki said. "Just trying to do what I do out there and trying to play the game hard."
Jason Hammel (1-0, 4.91 ERA) hopes his Colorado teammates continue to support him when he takes the ball.
While the right-hander has given up four runs and six hits in each of his two starts, the Rockies have scored seven runs in each game. Hammel did not factor in the decision after he allowed two earned runs in six innings of a 7-6 win at New York on Monday.
Hammel is 1-0 with a 5.11 ERA in two starts versus Chicago -- both at Coors Field.
Chicago's Marlon Byrd is 4 for 7 with a double against Hammel, but 0 for 9 in his last two games overall.
Aramis Ramirez had his second straight three-hit game Friday for Chicago, which is 3-4 on a nine-game road trip. Ramirez is 7 for 12 in his last three games, raising his season average to .360.
Thrust into the Cubs' rotation with Randy Wells on the disabled list, Casey Coleman (0-0, 7.20) looks to fare better in his first appearance against the Rockies than he did in his 2011 debut.
Coleman, who went 4-2 with a 3.33 ERA in eight starts last season, allowed four runs on two homers in five innings Sunday but did not factor in the decision of Chicago's 6-5 loss at Milwaukee.
"That's my goal (going into starts), to keep them in the game, no matter what," Coleman told the Cubs' official website.
Chicago right fielder Kosuke Fukudome could be back after missing three games with a strained hamstring. He is batting .313 in six games.
