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<\/a>Colorado moved its record to 16-7 on the season and 10-3 on the road with a 4-3 victory against Chicago Tuesday night.\u00a0 Veteran first baseman Todd Helton was placed in the No. 3 spot due to resting the slumping Carlos Gonzalez, which paid dividends with his first two-homer game since 2007.\u00a0 \u201cHe left no doubt with the second one,\u201d manager Jim Tracy commented.\u00a0 \u201cHe didn\u2019t hit it into the basket.\u00a0 He hit it up into the bleachers.\u201d\u00a0 If the Rockies complete a sweep of the three-game series on Wednesday afternoon, they\u2019ll match the 1997 record of 17-7 through 24 games for the best in club history.\u00a0 Colorado is 7-2 in day games this season and 74-47 under the sun the last three years.<\/p>\n
Rockies starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin is 3-1 with a 2.67 ERA in four starts this season and is coming off his first loss of the season.\u00a0 The young right-hander allowed four runs and seven hits in just five innings of work against the Marlins on the road last time out.\u00a0 Chacin will be making his 20th career appearance (12 starts) on the road Wednesday, posting a 5-7 mark and 3.04 ERA.\u00a0 He has tallied a 3-1 record and 2.57 ERA in five career games (four starts) in the month of April.\u00a0 In three previous appearances (two starts) versus today\u2019s opponent, Chacin is an even 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA, allowing hitters to hit for a combined .200 average.<\/p>\n
Chicago is now 3-5 in its first eight games of its current 10-day, nine-game homestand against Los Angeles, San Diego and Colorado.\u00a0 The Cubs are 8-4 following losses this season and is the only big league club to have neither a winning streak nor losing streak longer than two games this year.\u00a0 Many baseball experts are pointing out that the club may be having trouble with consistency this season due to the April weather in the Chicago area.\u00a0 \u201cI talked to a couple guys, it\u2019s not easy to play here, especially in April,\u201d said outfielder Alfonso Soriano.\u00a0 \u201cYou have to be patient.\u00a0 That\u2019s not the key right now, we have to win games and score some runs.\u201d\u00a0 Chicago is 6-9 at home this season and 88-89 over the past three years.<\/p>\n
Cubs starting pitcher Casey Coleman will make his fourth start of the season and brings in an even 1-1 record and 7.43 ERA.\u00a0 During the 2010 campaign, the youngster compiled a 4-2 mark and 4.11 ERA in 12 games (eight starts) with the club after an August 2 call-up.\u00a0 He made his first career start against the Rockies just less that two weeks ago at Coors Field, tossing 5.2 innings of one-run, four-hit ball.<\/p>\n
Bettors will likely back the Cubs due to posting a 20-7 record following a loss, while the Rockies are 3-11 in their last 14 games at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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