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Colorado Rockies And Cubs Meet At Wrigley Field
Monday was originally an off day for both the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs. Mother Nature altered those plans, however, and the two clubs will meet at Wrigley Field to make up a rainout from late April.
The contest gets underway at 11:20 a.m. (PT) with Chicago Sports Net and Root Sports providing broadcast coverage to the two local markets.
Colorado will tack the game on the end of an interleague road trip that took the Rockies through Cleveland and New York. It sets up a unique scheduling situation for Jim Tracy's squad that finds itself in the middle of the NL West standings behind the Giants and Diamondbacks.
The Rockies will head home from Chicago's North Side after the matinee to begin a 6-game homestand that starts with Chicago's South Side crew, the first of three vs. the White Sox set for Tuesday evening.
The Cubs will be making up two rainouts over the next two days beginning with Monday's affair against the Rockies. Mike Quade's club will have a day-night doubleheader at Wrigley on Tuesday against the Giants after a mid-May postponement vs. San Francisco.
This game was originally slated for April 27, the end of a 3-game series in Chicago. Colorado took the first two games of that weather-marred set and enters Monday's matchup with a 4-1 advantage over the Cubs this season.
Monday's mound clash is a rematch from earlier this season in Denver. Jhoulys Chacin (10-5, 2.71) is in line for Colorado against Chicago's Matt Garza (4-9, 4.11).
It's the last scheduled meeting in 2011 between the two teams meaning Garza will have started half of the six battles with the Rockies this season. The former Fresno State star is 0-2 in the previous two assignments, combining for 12 innings and a 4.50 ERA.
Garza has been a touch better at home in six starts, the Cubs splitting the outcomes on the MLB betting lines. He has posted a 3.75 ERA in 36 innings at the friendly confines, striking out 45 and serving up three gopher balls.
Chacin has been lights out this month regardless where he pitches. Colorado has won all four of the Venezuelan's starts, two on the road and two at home, the right-hander allowing just three earned runs in 26 2/3 June frames.
Garza and Chacin met at Coors Field on April 15 with Chacin walking away with a complete-game shutout in the Rockies' five-zip victory carrying a -150 price tag. The Colorado hurler allowed just six hits and two walks while whiffing seven Cubbies. Garza was charged with all five Rockies runs in the course of his six innings of work.
The victory left Chacin 1-1 lifetime in two starts and a relief appearance vs. the Cubs. Garza is 0-3 for his career in as many starts vs. Colorado with a 5.29 ERA.
This makeup could eventually result in needing a second makeup with the current forecast calling for a 70 percent chance of rain in the Windy City on Monday. Winds are expected out of the south at 10-15 mph (out to left).
Monday was originally an off day for both the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs. Mother Nature altered those plans, however, and the two clubs will meet at Wrigley Field to make up a rainout from late April.
The contest gets underway at 11:20 a.m. (PT) with Chicago Sports Net and Root Sports providing broadcast coverage to the two local markets.
Colorado will tack the game on the end of an interleague road trip that took the Rockies through Cleveland and New York. It sets up a unique scheduling situation for Jim Tracy's squad that finds itself in the middle of the NL West standings behind the Giants and Diamondbacks.
The Rockies will head home from Chicago's North Side after the matinee to begin a 6-game homestand that starts with Chicago's South Side crew, the first of three vs. the White Sox set for Tuesday evening.
The Cubs will be making up two rainouts over the next two days beginning with Monday's affair against the Rockies. Mike Quade's club will have a day-night doubleheader at Wrigley on Tuesday against the Giants after a mid-May postponement vs. San Francisco.
This game was originally slated for April 27, the end of a 3-game series in Chicago. Colorado took the first two games of that weather-marred set and enters Monday's matchup with a 4-1 advantage over the Cubs this season.
Monday's mound clash is a rematch from earlier this season in Denver. Jhoulys Chacin (10-5, 2.71) is in line for Colorado against Chicago's Matt Garza (4-9, 4.11).
It's the last scheduled meeting in 2011 between the two teams meaning Garza will have started half of the six battles with the Rockies this season. The former Fresno State star is 0-2 in the previous two assignments, combining for 12 innings and a 4.50 ERA.
Garza has been a touch better at home in six starts, the Cubs splitting the outcomes on the MLB betting lines. He has posted a 3.75 ERA in 36 innings at the friendly confines, striking out 45 and serving up three gopher balls.
Chacin has been lights out this month regardless where he pitches. Colorado has won all four of the Venezuelan's starts, two on the road and two at home, the right-hander allowing just three earned runs in 26 2/3 June frames.
Garza and Chacin met at Coors Field on April 15 with Chacin walking away with a complete-game shutout in the Rockies' five-zip victory carrying a -150 price tag. The Colorado hurler allowed just six hits and two walks while whiffing seven Cubbies. Garza was charged with all five Rockies runs in the course of his six innings of work.
The victory left Chacin 1-1 lifetime in two starts and a relief appearance vs. the Cubs. Garza is 0-3 for his career in as many starts vs. Colorado with a 5.29 ERA.
This makeup could eventually result in needing a second makeup with the current forecast calling for a 70 percent chance of rain in the Windy City on Monday. Winds are expected out of the south at 10-15 mph (out to left).
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