Rockies at Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers can set a franchise record for home runs in a single month when they continue a 10-game homestand with the first of three against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. The Dodgers have won five in a row against the Rockies and amassed 33 runs while hitting nine homers in a three-game sweep at Colorado from June 1-3.
Max Muncy, who homered twice in the series against the Rockies earlier this month, belted his team-leading 17th homer in Thursday's 11-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Kiki Hernandez went 2-for-4 in the defeat and has three homers and six RBIs during a five-game hitting streak for Los Angeles. Colorado halted a four-game slide in dramatic fashion, getting a two-run homer in the ninth inning from DJ LeMahieu in Thursday's 9-8 win at San Francisco. LeMahieu capped a three-hit, five-RBI day and Nolan Arenado belted his 19th homer to tie for the National League lead as the Rockies won for the first time in 38 games when trailing after eight innings.
TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Colorado), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Rockies LH Tyler Anderson (4-3, 4.62 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Rich Hill (1-2, 5.30)
Anderson has lost two straight starts, both at home, by giving up seven runs and 14 hits over 11 1/3 innings in defeats to Miami and the New York Mets. However, the 28-year-old has yet to lose away from Coors Field this year, posting a 3-0 record and 4.08 ERA in nine road starts. Anderson gave up five runs in five innings versus the Dodgers on June 1 and is 2-3 with a 4.85 ERA against them.
Hill returned from a month on the disabled list by blanking the Cubs on three hits over six innings on June 19 but he was roughed up for four runs and five hits in five innings at the New York Mets on Sunday. The 38-year-old has never beaten Colorado in four career starts, posting an 0-3 record and 7.52 ERA. Chris Iannetta (3-for-12, two homers) is the only Colorado player with more than three at-bats against Hill.
WALK-OFFS
1. Los Angeles has hit 53 homers this month, tying the franchise record for any month set in June 2017.
2. LeMahieu is 6-for-14 with four RBIs in three games versus the Dodgers this season.
3. Muncy has hit 10 of his 17 homers in June.