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# STARTING PITCHERS — Washington Nationals @ Colorado Rockies
Slate date: 2026-07-21
Generated: 2026-08-04 12:31:12 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~597 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 8:40 PM ET
- Venue: Coors Field (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3
- Status: Final — Washington Nationals 7, Colorado Rockies 8 (at generation time)
- Away: Washington Nationals [WSH] — record 51-51 (.500)
    Probable starter: Carson Palmquist — 0-1, 7.31 ERA, 16.0 IP, 15 K / 7 BB, 1.63 WHIP (5 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-24 vs Arizona Diamondbacks (ND): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 41 pitches
      2026-07-21 @ Colorado Rockies (ND): 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 36 pitches
      2026-07-10 vs New York Yankees (ND): 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 45 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 6.0 IP, 7 ER (10.50 ERA), 7 K / 4 BB, 2.17 WHIP
- Home: Colorado Rockies [COL] — record 41-62 (.398)
    Probable starter: Michael Lorenzen — 3-9, 6.54 ERA, 104.2 IP, 80 K / 40 BB, 1.81 WHIP (22 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-28 @ San Diego Padres (ND): 4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 93 pitches
      2026-07-21 vs Washington Nationals (ND): 3.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 80 pitches
      2026-07-12 @ San Francisco Giants (ND): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 79 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 12.2 IP, 10 ER (7.11 ERA), 8 K / 5 BB, 1.97 WHIP

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