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Colorado Rockies game no. 70 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. Braxton Garrett The good news is that Sandy Alcantara does not throw in this series versus the Rockies. The bad news: a Miami sweep is still on the table. In the first two games of this three-game series in Miami, the Marlins have outscored the Rockies 16-12. The Rockies are in a similar situation to last week after sweeping San Diego in three games over the weekend; they are hoping to save a series with one victory on Thursday. Five days after a start in which he equaled a season-high seven innings, Kyle Freeland will take the mound for the Rockies. In that start, he only threw 82 pitches but gave up four runs to the Padres while getting no strikeouts. Freeland hasn't thrown 100 pitches in each of his three starts so far in June, but his six strikeouts in 20 innings this month are a sharp contrast to his 25 strikeouts in May in 33 2⁄3 frames. Additionally, in two straight starts, Freeland has thrown more fastballs than sliders...