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Oct 7 '18
DENVER -- Tyler Chatwood returns to the Colorado Rockies rotation on Saturday, confident the back problems that twice forced him to the disabled list this season will not plague him in the final month of the season. Andrew Heaney Jersey .Chatwood, who is 10-8 with a 3.75 ERA, was reinstated from the disabled list (mid-back strain) before Fridays game. He last started for the Rockies on Aug. 14 at Philadelphia and allowed six runs (four earned) in four innings.After the game, Chatwood said his back strain limited him to throwing to his arm side -- inside to a right-handed hitter and away to a lefty.My ball was flat, Chatwood said before Fridays game. Everything was up, not being able to extend and get through my pitches. So everything was flat and (I was) missing up.Chatwood made a rehab start for Double-A Hartford on Monday and threw 73 pitches in 4 1/3 innings while allowing two unearned runs.I feel like I have (downward) angle, and Im able to throw like I want to, Chatwood said.Chatwoods first trip to the disabled list came after a June 18 start at Miami where he lasted 1 2/3 innings before being forced out by back soreness. He was reinstated from the disabled list on July 5.Chatwood said his goal in the final month of the season is to just pitch like I was at the beginning before I got hurt, try to find that again. I think I created bad habits by my back (being strained). So just try to work through those, stay on target, help us win games.Chatwood has thrown 127 1/3 innings in 22 starts this season. He underwent his second Tommy John surgery in July 2014 after pitching 24 innings for the Rockies that year and didnt pitch for them last season.Hence, the Rockies were going to monitor Chatwoods innings this season, and his time on the disabled list essentially accomplished that objective. But Chatwood wasnt expecting to miss time because of back soreness.In the grand scheme of things, I dont know if they were going to let me throw a lot more innings than Im going to end up throwing anyway, Chatwood said. So I think itll work out the same. But its just frustrating going through what I did and having to be on the (disabled list) for a back issue.In seven career appearances (six starts) against the Diamondbacks, Chatwood is 4-1 with a 3.75 ERA. Three of those starts came at Coors Field, and Chatwood is 2-1 with a 5.93 ERA in those games.Chatwood is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in there starts this season against Arizona. He lost the last one on May 9 at Coors Field, allowing six runs and seven hits in six innings in Arizonas 10-5 win. Chatwood is 4-7 with a 5.83 ERA in 12 home starts this season and 6-1 with a 1.82 ERA in 10 starts on the road.Rookie Braden Shipley will oppose Chatwood. Hes 2/3 with a 4.75 ERA in seven starts. The last was Aug. 26 against Cincinnati, a no-decision in which Shipley gave up four hits and one run in seven innings with four walks and one strikeout in a game the Diamondbacks won 4-3 in 11 innings.Shipley made his major league debut on July 25 and has never faced the Rockies.Outfielder Socrates Brito is expected to start Saturday for the Diamondbacks. They recalled him from Trople-A Reno on Friday to take the roster spot of outfielder Michael Bourn, who was traded Wednesday to Baltimore for a minor league outfielder.Brito, who began his fourth stint with the Diamondbacks this season, hit .294 in 73 games at Reno with 10 doubles, eight triples, six homers and 39 RBI. He suffered a fractured right big toe when he fouled a ball off his foot on June 23 during Arizonas last visit to Coors Field but appeared in six games from Aug. 9 to Aug. 14 with the Diamondbacks before rejoining them Friday. In 19 games with them this season, Brito is hitting .185 (10-for-54) with two homers and five RBI.Were excited, Arizona manager Chip Hale said before Fridays game. He has gotten really hot down in Reno, so well get him in the game hopefully tomorrow and start him, get him going and keep him hot. In this (spacious) ballpark, hell be an integral part of the defense.Is he going to play every day here? Probably not. When the Triple-A season ends (Monday), well probaby get (Mitch) Hanigar back and Pete OBrien. Theres going to be a lot of at-bats to divide up in the outfield. Rod Carew Jersey . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. CJ Wilson Jersey . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. http://www.angelsteamshop.com/Angels-Nolan-Ryan-Kids-Jersey/ . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter.Sky Sports Paul Merson is back to look ahead to another round of Premier League fixtures, including Arsenals trip to Manchester United, Tottenham v Swansea and West Broms clash with Crystal Palace. Also on Merses radar this weekend is Southampton v Chelsea, Leicester v Norwich City, West Ham v Sunderland and Watford v Bournemouth.It proved to be a tough round of predictions last time out with the Magic Man managing just two correct scores and one correct result. Mersons last Premier League predicitions Result Merses prediction Sunderland 2-1 Man Utd 1-2 Bournemouth 1-3 Stoke 2-1 Crystal Palace 1-2 Watford 2-2 Everton 0-1 West Brom 3-0 Norwich 2-2 West Ham 2-1 Swansea 0-1 Southampton 0-1 Chelsea 5-1 Newcastle 3-0 Arsenal 2-1 Leicester 2-1 Aston Villa 0-6 Liverpool 1-0 Man City 1-2 Tottenham 1-1 Scroll on to see who Merson is tipping this week…Manchester United v Arsenal - 2.05pm, Super SundayBoth sides have had European commitments in midweek but Im not looking too much into that. Im not sure their midweek exertions will have much of an effect and I see Arsenal coming out on top. Merson thinks Olivier Giroud will score as Arsenal beat Man Utd at Old Trafford They are the favourites with the bookmakers and I can understand why when you look at the recent form of both teams. Olivier Giroud is the man Im backing to score first with Arsene Wengers side enhancing their title claims with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford.PAUL PREDICTS: 1-2 (Sky Bet Odds 17/2) Manchester United inflicted a humiliating 8-2 defeat on rivals Arsenal in 2011, with Wayne Rooney scoring a hat-trick West Brom v Crystal Palace - 5.30pm, Saturday Night FootballWest Brom got a great result at Everton but it shocked me to see them lose to Reading in the way they did. However, I dont see them going down because of the Tony Pulis factor. He knows how to keep teams in the Premier League and he will do it again this season. West Brom take on Crystal Palace on Saturday Night Football Crystal Palaces league form has been a worry but their win over Tottenham in the FA Cup would have given them a lift. Blake Parker Jersey. However, Im going for a 1-1 draw again as Pulis does not lose too many against the sides in and around him. And first goalscorer? Jonas Olsson.PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1 (Sky Bet Odds 9/2) Leicester City v Norwich City - 3pmThese are the games I worry about for Leicester. They are the matches that will define whether they win the league or not. Norwich will go to the King Power Stadium and sit with 10 men behind the ball. They are not going to the Leicester of last season where Norwich would have thought, We can go there and beat them. They are the league leaders. Merse is backing Leicester to beat Norwich 2-1 This is the problem Leicester will have. Can they break down sides with 10 men behind the ball? However, I do think Leicester will win this game. Norwich are on a bit of slump so I think Claudio Ranieris men will win 2-1 and I fancy Jamie Vardy to open the scoring.PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (Sky Bet Odds 7/1)Southampton v Chelsea - 3pm Fraser Forster has been a key figure for Southampton in recent weeks Chelsea took a bit of a pasting when these two sides met in the reverse fixture but theyve turned things around since then. This will be a good test to see how far theyve come. Southampton have looked solid and kept a few clean sheets in recent weeks. Its a very hard game to call as I dont see too much between the sides. Ill go for a 1-1 draw with Gary Cahill scoring the first goal.PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1 (Sky Bet Odds 5/1)Stoke City v Aston Villa - 3pmI cant see anything but a Stoke win. When you look at the league table and their recent results, Aston Villa look doomed. Merse has picked Marko Arnautovic to score first as Stoke play Aston Villa Mark Hughes side hit form with an excellent result at Bournemouth and I can seem them scoring three without reply against Villa. Im backing Marko Arnautovic to score the first goal.PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0 (Sky Bet Odds 10/1) Play Super 6! Theres a bumper ￡1m jackpot up for grabs in Super 6 this weekend. Enter here. Watford v Bournemouth - 3pmBournemouth are struggling at the moment. They rested a lot of players for the FA Cup tie against Everton, putting all their eggs into the Premier League basket. Sometimes I watch Bournemouth and wonder how they are down at the bottom. They play good football, create chances but maybe they are just a bit soft centered. They havent really got that destroyer type in the middle of the park, who unsettles teams. Eddie Howes Bournemouth are in action against Watford It could be a nice time to play Watford. Theyve got the FA Cup to focus on and they are pretty much safe. They might look at it and think one more win would make them safe but it would take a massive dip from them to send them down. For this one Im going with a 1-1 draw with Matt Ritchie scoring the first goal.PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1 (Sky Bet Odds 5/1)West Ham v Sunderland - 12.45pm Dimitri Payet has been in outstanding form of late for West Ham It will be a tough return to Upton Park for Sam Allardyce. Sunderland have dug in in recent weeks and got some very good results but West Ham are a very good side. Dimitri Payet is in outstanding form and firing on all cylinders for Slaven Bilics side. I think Sunderland will struggle to cope with him so Im backing him to score the first goal and West Ham to win 3-1.PAUL PREDICTS: 3-1 (Sky Bet Odds 14/1)Tottenham v Swansea City - 2.05pm, SundayI worry for Swansea because I dont think they are defensively very good. Francesco Guidolin has come in and is having to adapt to the Premier League. He started off alright but now they are on a bit of a slippery slope towards the relegation zone. Harry Kane is set to be back for Tottenham against Swansea On the other hand, Spurs are flying in the league and they can pick up another three points in front of their home fans with a 2-0 win. Im backing Harry Kane for the opener.PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0 (Sky Bet Odds 9/2)Play £1million Super 6!Theres a massive £1million up for grabs in the Soccer Saturday Super 6 game. All you have to do is predict the scores of six selected matches from the Premier League and Sky Bet Championship. Its free to play so get your entry in before 3pm for the chance to win. ENTER HERE... Take on Merse Think you know better than Merse? 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