The Toronto Blue Jays...
Vs.
The Colorado Rockies.
Game 1: Friday, June 11th, 2010
9:10 PM, Sportsnet
Ricky Romero (5-2, 3.06) Vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (11-1, 0.93)
Rockies: Jimenez saw his scoreless innings streak end at 33 innings when the D-backs' Conor Jackson homered for two runs on Sunday on a 3-1 changeup. But here's something interesting: Jimenez, who struck out eight, gave up six hits. Just one, by the D-backs' Kelly Johnson, came on a fastball. As long as Jimenez's best pitch is unhittable, he's difficult to beat, but it should be a good matchup with the power-hitting Jays.
Game 2: Saturday, June 12th, 2010
9:10 PM, Sportsnet
Brandon Morrow (4-4, 5.48) Vs. Jason Hammel (3-3, 5.23)
Rockies: Hammel turned in his best outing of the season on Monday, striking out three and not allowing a run in 7 1/3 innings in Colorado's 5-1 win against the Astros. He is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his last five starts.
Game 3: Sunday, June 13th, 2010
3:10 PM, Sportsnet
Jesse Litsch (0-0, 0.00) Vs. Jeff Francis
Blue Jays: Litsch will be making his season debut after coming off the 60-day disabled list after recovering from Tommy John surgery. The 25-year-old right-hander takes the rotation spot of Brian Tallet, who was moved into the bullpen following his last outing on Tuesday, when he gave up five runs on six hits in four innings of a 9-0 loss to the Rays. Litsch will be trying to duplicate the stuff he showed in 2008 when he went 5-2 with a 1.92 ERA in nine starts after returning from a stint in the Minors in the middle of the summer. He finished the year 8-7 with a 4.46 ERA in 20 games (19 starts). Last year, Litsch made only two starts before being placed on the disabled list April 14 with a right forearm strain and then underwent the reconstructive surgery on June 12. This will be Litsch's first career appearance against the Rockies.
Rockies: The Rockies lost Francis' last start, 4-3, to the Astros, but Francis didn't figure in the decision though he pitched well enough to win -- two runs in seven innings, with seven hits, one strikeout, 14 groundouts. Many of the hits came when Francis missed high with the fastball, but a changeup that has been accurate all season bailed him out of numerous jams.
Go Jays. 2-1.
