{"id":637881,"date":"2026-03-22T22:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/637881\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:15:39","slug":"colorado-rockies-spring-training-game-no-30-thread-jeffrey-springs-vs-michael-lorenzen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/637881\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 30 thread: Jeffrey Springs vs. Michael Lorenzen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday the Colorado Rockies organization took two losses. First, a 5-6 defeat for the major league squad at the hands of the Kansas City Royals despite a scoreless four inning start from Kyle Freeland, and a two double performance from Troy Johnston. Later in the day, the Rockies top prospects came together to be beaten 10-3<\/a> by their counterparts on the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n

Today the Sacramento Athletics will visit Salt River Fields to take on the Rockies.<\/p>\n

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On the mound for the A\u2019s will be veteran left hander Jeffrey Springs<\/a>. His career so far having been defined by injuries, Springs\u2019 ability to take the ball 32 times and pitch 171 innings last year was a welcome accomplishment.<\/p>\n

While his velocity is nothing to write home about, Springs features a changeup that is a genuine put-away pitch against righties (41.3% whiff rate in \u201825) and a solid slider that he uses equally against batters on both sides of the plate.<\/p>\n

Opposing him will be Michael Lorenzen<\/a> making his first start for the Rockies since an impressive run with team Italy in the WBC.<\/p>\n

While his spring training appearances leave something to be desired, across his two appearances in the tournament he logged 7.1 innings with a 3.68 ERA. That included earning the win against a stacked team USA lineup<\/a> in pool play. He\u2019ll look to keep those strong performances going against a good A\u2019s lineup in what will be his final start before the regular season.<\/p>\n

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First Pitch: 2:10 pm MDT<\/p>\n

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