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Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies: How to watch series opener

By John Town

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 24: Second baseman Cesar Hernandez #16 of the Philadelphia Phillies tags out Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies who attempted to steal during the first inning of a game at Citizens Bank Park on May 24, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 24: Second baseman Cesar Hernandez #16 of the Philadelphia Phillies tags out Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies who attempted to steal during the first inning of a game at Citizens Bank Park on May 24, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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After a few rough series, the Phillies hope to find some success against the Colorado Rockies. Here is how you can watch the series opener.

The Phillies have been struggling in recent weeks. Since holding first place on May 26, they have lost 10 of their last 14 games. They have just two wins in their last nine games. They dropped four straight to the Cubs and Brewers before picking up a much-needed win Sunday against Milwaukee.

Before another weekend matchup with the Brewers, the Rockies are in Philadelphia for a three-game series starting Tuesday night. The Rockies are coming off their own struggles after being swept by the Diamondbacks at Coors Field. Getting a series win against Colorado would be huge for a team that hasn’t had one in three weeks.

Here is everything you need to know for the series opener between Colorado and Philadelphia:

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Date: June 12, 2018
First Pitch: 7:05 PM ET
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Pitchers:  Jon Gray (6-6, 5.66 ERA) vs Aaron Nola (7-2, 2.35 ERA)
Radio Station: 94 WIP, WSAN AM 1470 WTTM 1680 (Philadelphia); KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM (Colorado)
TV Channel: NBC Sports Philadelphia; ATT Sportsnet-RM (Colorado)
Live Online Stream: NBC Sports Philadelphia (subscribers only)

Nola is coming off a rather poor start by his standards this season. He allowed three runs in six innings to the Cubs in last Wednesday’s walk-off loss. Nola’s numbers for the year remain great and he is well on his way to an All-Star nod.

Gray broke out in his sophomore season last year after finishing sixth in Rookie of the Year voting back in 2016. He has struggled this season, leading the league in hits allowed. In his last five starts, Gray has given up 22 runs in 23.1 innings, good for an 8.49 ERA. Knowing Philadelphia’s luck this year, Gray will throw a gem Tuesday.

Here are the lineups for both squads:

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Philadelphia

  1. 2B Cesar Hernandez
  2. LF Rhys Hoskins
  3. CF Odubel Herrera
  4. 1B Carlos Santana
  5. SS Scott Kingery
  6. RF Nick Williams
  7. C Jorge Alfaro
  8. 3B J.P. Crawford
  9. P Aaron Nola

Colorado

  1. 2B DJ LeMahieu
  2. CF Charlie Blackmon
  3. 3B Nolan Arenado
  4. RF Carlos Gonzalez
  5. SS Trevor Story
  6. LF Gerardo Parra
  7. 1B Ian Desmond
  8. C Tom Murphy
  9. P Jon Gray

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Colorado’s offense has been what has kept them in the conversation this year. Story, Blackmon, and Arenado have 14, 13, and 12 home runs, respectively. LeMahieu and Parra are hitting .285 and .286, respectively. Nola needs to be careful or they can rattle off plenty of runs.

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