The Colorado Rockies (6-26) have struggled with consistency with their starting pitching as of late but had some hope thanks to Ryan Feltner. However, with Feltner landing on the injured list with back spasms, they will turn to another rookie to face the San Francisco Giants (20-13) and hopefully gain some offensive traction.
Bradley Blalock (0-1, 10.29 ERA) will take the place of Feltner and make his second start of the season. His previous start came on April 27 against the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field. While he allowed six runs on seven hits in four innings of work, three of those runs came in the first inning, and Blalock settled in for the next three innings before running into trouble in the fifth when he loaded the bases.