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The Rockies set their starting rotation for the rest of the week, including this weekend at Dodger Stadium, per Danielle Allentuck of the Denver Gazzette:
Rotation for this weekend in LA: Chi Chi González on Friday, Kyle Freeland on Saturday, Jon Gray on Sunday. Chi Chi will stay in the rotation for now, but will likely move back to the bullpen once Senzatela is back from the COVID list
— Danielle Allentuck (@d_allentuck) July 20, 2021
That’s the same three starting pitchers the Dodgers faced last weekend at Coors Field. Chi Chi González allowed seven runs on nine hits in four innings in a loss on Friday, but Kyle Freeland (six innings, three runs) and Jon Gray (seven innings, two runs) followed with quality starts.
Colorado had Monday off as well as Thursday this week, with a two-game interleague series against the Mariners in between Dodgers series.
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