First pitch: Thursday, 8:40 p.m. ET
Line: Los Angeles -105, Colorado -105, Total: 11.0

The Dodgers will be going for their sixth straight win when they take on a Rockies team that has won six of eight heading into Thursday.

Thursday night’s matchup between the Dodgers and Rockies promises to be a good one, as both teams are scorching hot coming into this game. The Dodgers have won five straight heading into this game, and the Rockies have won each of their past four series. The starters in this contest are going to be LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-4, 4.05 ERA, 29 K ) for Los Angeles and LHP Tyler Anderson (2-3, 6.69 ERA, 34 K) for Colorado. With the way each of these teams have been rolling offensively, there could very well be a ton of runs scored in this game. The Rockies will be the more confident team when the teams take the field for this one, though. Colorado is 3-2 against Los Angeles this season, and that includes a 2-1 record when playing at Coors Field. The trends also work in the Rockies’ favor, as they are 16-8 against the money line versus division opponents this season. They’re also facing a Dodgers team that is a miserable 7-23 against the money line in road games after two or more consecutive home games over the past three seasons.

Ryu is coming off of the 10-day DL to make this start and will be hoping that the time off serves him well. The lefty had actually been pitching very well before going down, allowing only two earned runs in his previous two starts. He has, however, pitched six innings or fewer in all of his starts this season. It’s important that he starts working deeper into games, but that should not be expected with him coming off of the DL for this one. Offensively, SS Corey Seager (.285 BA, 5 HR, 17 RBI) and 3B Justin Turner (.365 BA, 1 HR, 15 RBI) are going to need to do some heavy lifting for the Dodgers in this game. They should be able to do just that, as Seager is 5-for-15 with a triple, a homer and four RBI against the lefty and Turner is 7-for-12 with two doubles, a homer, and four RBI against him. Both guys are having good seasons also, so the pieces are all in place for a big offensive explosion from Los Angeles.

The Rockies have gotten off to a great start this season and are hoping to keep it up with a series win over the Dodgers. Tyler Anderson is going to be the guy tasked with getting the set off to a good start, but he has been lousy this season. Anderson has allowed four or more earned runs in five of his seven starts this season. That number must decrease moving forward or it’s tough to imagine the Rockies continuing to throw him out there. Offensively, the Colorado lineup is going to need to step it up in order to help the lefty on Thursday. One guy that should be able to get it going is 3B Nolan Arenado (.295 BA, 8 HR, 22 RBI). Arenado has dominated Ryu in his career, going 6-for-12 with two doubles, two homers, and four RBI against the lefty. The Rockies also have plenty of other guys that are capable of going yard in this one.