The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to make it three wins in a row Friday night with the Colorado Rockies coming into town to face a hobbled Clayton Kershaw.
Kershaw (12-9, 2.68) has been nagged by painful right hip injury lately but managed to labor through five innings of one-run ball this past Sunday against the Reds. Kershaw will be trying to put a stranglehold on the National League ERA lead while cutting into the wild card deficit with the Dodgers back three games on the Cardinals.
Jeff Francis (5-6, 5.54 ERA) will be on the bump for Colorado as he looks to get through at least five innings with his strict pitch count limit. Francis turned in a two-run, five-hit performance through four innings against the Diamondbacks at home this past Sunday.
Here are the complete Friday night lineups for both teams:
Colorado Rockies:
- Josh Rutledge - SS
- Tyler Colvin - CF
- Jordan Pacheco - 1B
- Wilin Rosario - C
- Chris Nelson - 3B
- Matt McBride - RF
- Andrew Brown - LF
- D.J. LeMahieu - 2B
- Jeff Francis - SP
- Mark Ellis - 2B
- Luis Cruz - 3B
- Matt Kemp - CF
- Adrian Gonzalez - 1B
- Hanley Ramirez - SS
- Andre Ethier - RF
- Shane Victorino - LF
- A.J. Ellis - C
- Clayton Kershaw - SP