The Rockies roughed up veteran Bartolo Colon Thursday, and they will try to greet 23 year old Zack Wheeler the same way in Game 2 Friday.

Wheeler (1-2, 3.99 ERA) has registered three consecutive quality starts, but he's put plenty of men on base in those games. He's issued at least three walks in each of his last three starts, and if that trend continues in Colorado, the Rockies might make him pay the price in a big way.

Colorado will hand the ball to Jorge De La Rosa, who is coming off back to back solid outings. De La Rosa (2-3, 5.23 ERA) allowed one run on four hits over seven innings in a win over the Dodgers his last time out.

He has much better numbers at home than he does on the road, and that's a trend that developed last season when he was 10-1 with a 2.76 ERA at Coors Field.

The Mets bats have been quiet and I'll back Colorado here at home Friday night.