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Colorado Rockies: series preview with the Detroit Tigers

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 30: Chad Bettis #35 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning of a game at Coors Field on September 30, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 30: Chad Bettis #35 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning of a game at Coors Field on September 30, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – AUGUST 04: Pitcher Antonio Senzatela #49 and cacther Jonathan Lucroy #21 of the Colorado Rockies meet at the mound in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field on August 4, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – AUGUST 04: Pitcher Antonio Senzatela #49 and cacther Jonathan Lucroy #21 of the Colorado Rockies meet at the mound in the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field on August 4, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

On Monday, right-hander Jordan Zimmermann will be starting for the Tigers. He has struggled ever he since he left the Washington Nationals to join the Tigers but he has really struggled this season.

He is 7-11 with a 6.11 ERA in 25 starts. To top it off, he has been even worse in his past three starts. He is 0-2 with a 13.83 ERA with 13 2/3 innings pitched and an opponent’s slash line of .409/.437/.727. He hasn’t gone any further than 5 1/3 in any of the three starts and he has allowed seven runs (all earned) in each of the last three starts.

MLB.com has a note on Zimmerman runs: “Not since Tommy Bridges and Schoolboy Rowe in 1935 had a Tiger given up seven earned runs in three consecutive starts until Zimmermann.” The Rockies, especially with the thin Coors Field air, could tee off on him and use him as a jumping board to get the offense going again.

He will be facing Antonio Senzatela, who is 10-4 with a 4.52 ERA. He has only made one start since his return to the rotation. It was against the Royals on this past roadtrip and he went five innings allowing nine hits, two runs, one walk, and two strikeouts.

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