On Wednesday night, the Rockies hope to continue their offensive surge. In losing, two of three at Cincinnati, Colorado (51-42) totaled four runs. By scoring six times in the third inning, the Rockies evened the series. as Colorado won for the second time in six contests, Melvin Mora homered for one of his three hits and had five RBIs, while snapping Florida’s three-game winning streak.

Todd Helton, who had lower-back stiffness, could return after missing more than two weeks. Against Nolasco (9-7, 4.66 ERA), Helton is 4 for 10. As a starter against the Rockies, Nolasco is 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA. On Friday, against phenom Stephen Strasburg and Washington, in the sixth inning of a 4-0 loss, Nolasco was 4-0 with a 3.54 ERA.

Going 0-2 with a 9.72 ERA as a starter, Jason Hammel (7-4, 4.07) has not been very good against Florida. In his last nine starts, the right-hander was 6-0 with a 2.17 ERA. In seven innings, Hammel allowed three runs and struck out a season-high 10. With a homer against Hammel, All-Star Hanley Ramirez is 5 for 6. Although in the Marlins‘ most lopsided loss of the season, Ramirez is 2 for 17 in his last four games after going 0 for 4 on Tuesday. In Monday’s opening victory, nine of the 14 runs Marlins scored, came in that stretch, even though the Marlins (45-48) have won four of six.

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For the Florida Marlins, the uncertainty surrounding their managerial situation could be a distraction. To the mound, if they send Josh Johnson then it might help forget about that for the time being. While looking to help the Marlins avoid a third consecutive loss, the right-hander tries for a fourth straight victory and even their series with the NL West-leading San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

After a 3-0 loss to San Diego on Friday, Florida (35-38) fell to 1-2 under interim manager Edwin Rodriguez. Veteran manager Bobby Valentine will permanently replace the recently fired Fredi Gonzalez. Bo Porter, former Marlins and current Arizona third base coach appears to be a candidate for the job too.

Johnson (8-2, 1.80 ERA) has struck out 51 batters in 57 innings while going 5-1 in his last eight starts and he has allowed four earned runs among the major league leaders in ERA. In a 4-1 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday, Johnson gave up a run and struck out nine. Versus San Diego, Johnson has been very good, going 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two starts. Over the Padres on April 26, he tossed a three-hitter and struck out 12 in a 10-1 home victory.

To make matters tough on Johnson, the Padres (43-30) are playing well enough this time. Against the Marlins, Headley is batting .319 lifetime, although he is 0 for 4 versus Johnson. Of a 9-4 win over Baltimore on Sunday, of a 9-4 win over Baltimore on Sunday, to snap a personal three-game skid. Make sure to check the latest baseball betting odds at your favorite sportsbook site.

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This month, Josh Hamilton has been the Texas Rangers’ hottest hitter and Michael Young is the new, club’s all-time hits leader. On Thursday night, the Rangers are looking forward for a three-game sweep and will look to continue their superb play. With 7 homers and 21 RBIs, Hamilton has batted .458, as the AL West-leading Rangers (37-28) have gone 11-4 in June. The All-Star left fielder collected four hits, one a solo homer and he are on a career-high 12-game hitting streak. Young with his 1748th hit, delivered two-run single in the eighth inning, that enabled to pass Ivan Rodriguez for the franchise lead. He too had a memorable performance in the game. Thanks, in part to interleague play Hamilton has also been red-hot. Against NL opponents, he has a 14-game hitting streak, posting a .418 average with 4 homers and 10 RBIs in that span. Against the Marlins, Hamilton is 9 for 18 with a homer and three RBIs in four career games.

Dustin Nippert (2-3, 4.60 ERA) will be given his first start of the season for the Rangers after the right-hander made 22 appearances out of the bullpen. In 10 starts last season, Nippert was 3-3 with a 4.65 ERA.

Against Texas, Ricky Nolasco (5-5, 5.05) will try to get on track in his first start struggling through his last five outings, going 1/3 with an 8.25 ERA and allowing seven homers. Lasting 2 1/3 innings, the right-hander had his shortest outing of the season Saturday while giving up five runs and nine hits, three homers, in a 6-5 loss to Tampa Bay.

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In a 1-0 win, Roy Halladay threw the majors’ 20th perfect game when his Phillies matched up against Johnson’s Marlins 13 days ago. As two of the NL’s top starters square off after rain postponed Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia, another pitchers’ duel could be on tap.

Halladay (8-3, 2.03 ERA) took the mound at Sun Life Stadium on May 29, to his credit already he had a Cy Young Award and six All-Star selections, although in baseball immortality, he cemented his place, 115 pitches later.

In NL history, the right-hander threw the eighth perfect game and Philadelphia’s second. While he outshined an impressive effort from Johnson, he struck out 11 Marlins.

“It’s unreal how he just goes about his business, it’s all business, know what I mean? No messing around, no joking around. He’s there for one reason. He’s there to finish the game, pretty much, which is very impressive to watch “, said Johnson (6-2, 2.10).

Even though Halladay’s follow-up was still good enough to lift the Phillies (31-26), it was quite ordinary by his standards. Striking out seven, he gave up 2 runs and 10 hits over seven innings, in a 3-2 win over San Diego on Friday.

Johnson in his last outing at Citizens Bank Park gave up five runs over 4 2/3 innings, although in five career appearances in Philadelphia, he is 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA. In a 10-8 loss, Florida (28-31) had 13 hits, three from prized outfield prospect Mike Stanton, but blew leads of 6-3 and 8-7.

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Florida Marlins hope to build on a much-needed offensive outburst in this game and with Jorge Cantu back in the lineup; their hopes would be on a high. They will definitely try to choke the opponents to a three game defeat in a row for the first time in this season. Since May 2, Marlins scored more than four runs for the first time; they beat Washington by a convincing score of 9-3. Cantu has 29 RBIs, which is the highest in the team, and seven home runs. He was rested and was replaced by Dan Uggla. Uggla drove in four and had hit two home runs. In his last 11 games, the third baseman has four RBIs and is five for 41. Nate Robertson (3-3, 4.54 ERA) has had a very impressive season so far. In losing his previous three outings, he has posted 8.10 ERA.

New York’s manager Jerry Manuel may make changes in the lineup. for the second straight contest, NY Mets was limited to four hits. Jose Reyes dropped his average to .215 and went hitless in four at-bats. in his last 41 at-bats, David Wright struck out 20 times and over his last 7 games he is 5 for 24. over past 26 contests, Jeff Francoeur is batting .132. Reyes will be back in the leadoff spot and Mets have to win this match. John Maine (1-2, 5.45) with a 2.50 ERA in his last three outings has come out good after a poor start and much will be expected from him even though, on Monday, he gave up two runs in six innings of a 3-2 loss to Washington. Against the Marlins, Maine is 5-2 with a 3.45 ERA in 11 starts and has struck out 67 in 62 2/3 innings.

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