Colorado @ Los Angeles preview

Last Meeting ( Apr 30, 2013 ) Colorado 2, LA Dodgers 6

Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is expected to rejoin Colorado's lineup when the Rockies visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in the rubber match of their three-game series. Tulowitzki missed the last two games after leaving Sunday's contest in Arizona when he suffered a shoulder strain while sliding awkwardly into home plate. Tulowitzki, who played only 47 games in 2012 because of a groin injury, is off to a solid start with a .308 batting average, six home runs and 22 RBIs.

The Dodgers bounced back from Monday's 12-2 defeat with a 6-2 victory Tuesday behind rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu's career-best 12 strikeouts and his first career RBI. Los Angeles also welcomed the return of shortstop Hanley Ramirez to the starting lineup and he produced a home run on his Bobblehead Night. The Dodgers' Josh Beckett, who is winless in five starts, faces Juan Nicasio. Beckett is 2-6 in 12 starts since coming to the Dodgers in the blockbuster trade with Boston in August, with his last victory coming Sept. 30 against Colorado.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, ROOT Sports (Colorado), Fox Sports Prime Ticket (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rockies RH Juan Nicasio (3-0, 4.62 ERA) vs. Dodgers RH Josh Beckett (0-3, 4.75)

Nicasio hit 97 mph on the radar gun in his last start, a 6-3 victory at Arizona on Friday when he yielded three runs (one earned) in five innings. The 26-year-old Dominican Republic native has struggled with his command and hasn't pitched past the fifth inning in four of his five starts while averaging 93.4 pitches. Nicasio is 1-2 with a 4.97 ERA in five starts against the Dodgers, including a 6-2 loss June 2 when he left after 1 2/3 innings with a season-ending knee injury.

Beckett has struggled to keep the ball in the park, allowing eight home runs - second-most in the National League - in 30 1/3 innings. The 32-year-old Spring, Texas, native yielded two for the second straight game in a 7-5 victory over Milwaukee on Friday, but was not around for the decision. The Dodgers had scored seven runs in Beckett's first four starts. Beckett is 5-2 with a 3.70 ERA against Colorado, including 1-1 last season. He has struggled with Yorvit Torrealba (6-for-13).

WALK-OFFS

1. Ramirez missed the first 24 games after breaking his thumb in the World Baseball Classic in March. He struck out as a pinch hitter Monday.

2. Dodgers LF Carl Crawford was scratched from Tuesday's lineup because of tightness in his right hamstring, but will likely return Wednesday.

3. Colorado leads the major leagues with 22 homers on the road.

PREDICTION: Rockies 6, Dodgers 5