DJ Lemahieu and Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies celebrate in the dugout

LeMahieu and the Rockies Have Owned Mike Foltynewicz

The big series continues in Atlanta tonight as the Rockies and Braves resume their respective playoff pushes. Colorado’s bats came to life in last night’s game as they put up 11 runs on Atlanta’s pitching staff. As a result, the Rockies have now won six of their last seven games and are knocking on the door in the NL West. Atlanta opened as the favorite in this game with all-star Mike Foltynewicz on the mound.

SHARK BITES
  • DJ Lemahieu is 11/15 (.733) vs Mike Foltynewicz in his career.
  • Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last seven games.
  • The Atlanta Braves have hit 24 home runs in August (leads NL).

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Antonio Senzatela (4-3, 4.56 ERA, 1.33 WHIP) will come off the disabled list to make his sixth start of the season for the Colorado Rockies. Senzatela hasn’t pitched since August 2 when he went six innings in St. Louis against the Cardinals. He picked up a no-decision in that game. This will be Senzatela’s first career start against the Braves.

All-star Mike Foltynewicz (10-7, 2.86 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) has never beaten the Colorado Rockies. His team is winless in five career outings behind him and Colorado’s lineup is hitting .301 career against the righty from Illinois. History aside, it’s been a great August so far for Folynewicz who has a 3-0 record and a 1.83 ERA through three starts.

The rockies Doubled Their Run Output in One Night

Coming into Friday night’s game, the Rockies had scored 11 runs and were batting .216 vs the Braves through four games. After Friday’s game, they have 22 runs and the team average jumped to .252 vs Atlanta.

DJ Lemahieu was 3-for-6 with two RBIs on Friday and is licking his chops to see Mike Foltynewicz on the mound. He’s 11-for-15 for a batting average of .733 lifetime.

Totals Trending UNDER in this Matchup

Friday night's offensive outburst was against the recent norm for this matchup in Atlanta where five of the last seven meetings have gone UNDER the closing total with an average combined score of 5.2 in the five games.

In addition, the total has hit the UNDER in five of Colorado's last seven games. The average combined score in those games was 5.75.

DJ Lemahieu is 11/15 (.733) vs Mike Foltynewicz in his career.away Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last seven games.away The Atlanta Braves have hit 24 home runs in August (leads NL).home
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