Colorado @ Los Angeles preview

Last Meeting ( Sep 20, 2019 ) Colorado 5, LA Dodgers 12

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to sew up their second 100-win season in three years when they host the Colorado Rockies on Saturday for the middle contest of their three-game set. Los Angeles rolled to a 12-5 victory in the series opener to record win No. 99 while improving to 14-3 against Colorado this campaign.

The Rockies have dropped 12 straight games at Dodger Stadium, matching the longest skid by an opposing team during the ballpark's 58-season history. They held a 4-1 lead in Friday's contest, but Corey Seager and A.J. Pollock homered during a seven-run fourth inning as the Dodgers rallied for the easy victory and increased their season run total to 844, the most during the franchise's time in Los Angeles. Colorado's Charlie Blackmon went deep to reach 30 homers for the second time in his career while Nolan Arenado slugged his 41st to move within one of the career high he set in 2015. The Dodgers moved Walker Buehler up a day to start on Saturday in a switch of rotation spots with Hyun-Jin Ryu as the club eyes how it wants the staff to line up in the postseason.

TV: 9:10 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Colorado), SportsNet LA, KTLA (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rockies RH Chi Chi Gonzalez (1-6, 6.23 ERA) vs. Dodgers RH Walker Buehler (13-3, 3.15)

Gonzalez permitted one run on four hits and five walks in a no-decision against San Diego in his last turn. The 27-year-old notched his lone win of the season in his previous outing, when he gave up one run and four hits over six frames versus St. Louis. Gonzalez settled for a no-decision against the Dodgers on Sept. 3, when he allowed two runs and three hits over 6 1/3 innings, and has posted a 3.38 ERA in three career no-decisions versus the club.

Buehler has won three consecutive decisions and is unbeaten over his last five outings. The 25-year-old settled for a no-decision against the New York Mets in his last turn as he allowed two runs and two hits over five innings. Buehler, who beat the Rockies on Sept. 2 despite surrendering six runs and eight hits over five frames, is 3-0 with a 5.84 ERA in four starts versus the club this season and 4-1 with a 4.12 ERA in 14 career meetings (10 starts).

WALK-OFFS

1. Dodgers LHP Rich Hill (knee) threw 17 pitches to hitters without issue on Friday and is scheduled to start Tuesday against the Padres.

2. Colorado INF-OF Garrett Hampson went 2-for-4 with a homer on Friday and is 20-for-52 over his last 17 games.

3. Los Angeles 3B Justin Turner (ankle), who walked as a pinch-hitter in the series opener, will make his first start in 11 contests on Saturday.

PREDICTION: Dodgers 10, Rockies 4