The Diamondbacks went with their two top pitchers, Zack Greinke and Patrick Corbin, during the first two games of this crucial series. Both lost. Those defeats have killed any realistic hope the Diamondbacks had of making the playoffs.

The Diamondbacks are 3-11 in their last 14 games. They are a dead team. Arizona has scored two or fewer runs in four of their last five games. Their bullpen has blown up.

Colorado has the momentum trailing the Dodgers by just 1 1/2 games in the NL West and also 1 1/2 games behind the Cardinals for the second wild-card spot. The Rockies have played well on the road compiling a 43-37 away mark.

The Rockies need this game and are going with their best starter, Kyle Freeland. He's in Cy Young Award territory with a 15-7 and 2.95 ERA. Freeland has been especially sharp down the stretch going 9-1 with a 2.43 ERA in his last 18 starts, allowing more than three earned runs only once during this span.

There is the chance the Rockies get Trevor Story back, too, for this game. They've managed to beat the Diamondbacks in the first two games of this series without him. Colorado should be able to do damage against Zach Godley, who is 1-4 with a 7.42 ERA during his last six starts. The Rockies just faced Godley two weeks ago and battered him for five runs on seven hits and two walks in four innings in a 13-2 victory.

That was the third time this season Godley has gone against Colorado. He holds a 6.14 ERA versus the Rockies in those three starts.