After a postponement yesterday due to inclement weather, the Rockies and Mets will start their series with a doubleheader on Saturday, the first game of which will take place in the early afternoon.
Getting the ball for the first-place Mets is Carlos Carrasco (3-1, 3.73 ERA). A longtime stalwart of Cleveland’s rotation, he’s now in his second season with New York. His last outing was in New York against the Mariners, in which he allowed eight hits in 4 1⁄3 innings, good for four earned runs. This will be the right-hander’s first career appearance against Colorado, and with the game at Coors, he may be in for a rough day - his home/road splits are eye-opening, with a 2.