Colorado @ Miami preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 24, 2013 ) Colorado 0, Miami 3

The Miami Marlins hope to keep the momentum going after another sparking performance by Jose Fernandez when they host the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in the rubber match of their three-game series. Fernandez won his fifth straight decision Saturday as Miami prevailed 3-0, but the Marlins are 1-6 following his last seven starts in which they've won six times. The Rockies are 3-6 on their 10-game road trip and have lost 28 of their last 38 contests away from home.

As the Rockies fall further out of playoff contention, a pair of personal pursuits will take center stage. Todd Helton has 2,496 career hits while Michael Cuddyer went 2-for-4 on Saturday to raise his average to .329, seven points behind St. Louis' Yadier Molina for the National League batting lead. Colorado's Jorge De La Rosa is 6-0 with a 1.58 ERA in eight daytime starts and will oppose Jacob Turner, who is winless (0-3) in his last seven outings in a rematch of the Rockies' 2-1 victory on July 24.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), ROOT (Colorado)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rockies LH Jorge De La Rosa (13-6, 3.21 ERA) vs. Marlins RH Jacob Turner (3-4, 3.02)

De La Rosa, who has won three straight starts, allowed three runs (two earned), three hits and walked three while striking out three in 6 1/3 innings of a 5-3 victory at Philadelphia on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Mexican, who has allowed more than three runs once in his last 13 outings, is 5-5 with a 3.76 ERA on the road. De La Rosa is 4-4 with a 5.33 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) versus the Marlins after yielding five hits and striking out five in six scoreless innings against them last month.

Turner amazingly yielded only four runs (three earned) in five innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers despite allowing 10 hits and walking five while benefiting from three double plays in Miami's 6-4 loss Tuesday. It was the second consecutive no-decision for the 22-year-old St. Charles, Mo., native, who walked six in five innings of the Marlins' 5-2 victory at Kansas City on Aug. 14. Turner yielded two runs and six hits while walking only two in six frames against the Rockies last month.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Marlins improved to 52-31 against the Rockies at home, with the .627 winning percentage their best against any National League team.

2. Todd Helton went 2-for-3 on Saturday and passed Mickey Vernon for 96th on the all-time hits list.

3. Miami has won four of the six meetings this season as the teams have combined for 29 runs.

PREDICTION: Rockies 3, Marlins 2