The Arizona Diamondbacks (25-19) and the Colorado Rockies (24-20) will begin their early week series Monday night at Coors Field. The game will air live at 8:40 p.m. ET and can be streamed live on MLB.com with a paid subscription or for free here.
Arizona will start left-hander Patrick Corbin (3-0). Corbin currently holds a 1.52 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season.
He has tossed at least six innings and allowed two or fewer runs in each of his outings. His ERA ranks third in the majors after he overcame a career-worst five walks and allowed only three hits in seven innings of Tuesday's 2-0 win over Atlanta.
The 23-year-old has won four consecutive starts, and the Diamondbacks have won 10 of his last 11 outings dating back to last season. As a rookie, Corbin went 6-8 for the Diamondbacks in 2011.
"I feel good and I just want to keep it going. Anytime I can go out there and pitch like this is awesome."
Jon Garland (3-4) will get the nod for the Rockies. In their previous matchup, Garland allowed four runs in six innings while opposing Corbin last month.
Garland has allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings in each of his last three outings, losing the last two. The veteran hadn't pitched fewer than six innings in any of his previous five starts.
"I don't want to come out of these games. It's not my choice," Garland told ESPN after a 6-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. "I'd like to keep going and see if I can continue to give the team a chance.
"It almost seems like I'm hurting the team rather than helping the team when I'm going five."
The right-hander, who went 8-11 with a 4.29 ERA in 27 starts for Arizona in 2009, is 1-2 with a 2.25 ERA in his last four starts versus his former team and will look to help the Rockies continue their three-game winning streak.
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