The Colorado Rockies have what is essentially their full starting lineup going against the Houston Astros on Wednesday night as they look for their third consecutive win in the four-game series. Christian Friedrich is making his fifth big league start for Colorado, and while his 5.09 ERA is poor, his 2.78 FIP indicates a higher level of performance in his short career.
Here's the full lineup for Colorado:
- Dexter Fowler, CF
- Marco Scutaro, 2B
- Carlos Gonzalez, LF
- Troy Tulowitzki, SS
- Todd Helton, 1B
- Michael Cuddyer, RF
- Wilin Rosario, C
- Jordan Pacheco, 3B
- Christian Friedrich, P
And here's the lineup for Houston:
- Jordan Schafer, CF
- Jose Altuve, 2B
- Jed Lowrie, SS
- Carlos Lee, 1B
- J.D. Martinez, LF
- Justin Maxwell, RF
- Chris Johnson, 3B
- Chris Snyder, C
- Lucas Harrell, P
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