Phillies-Rockies game notes: Halladay vs. Hammel

Phillies (70-39) vs. Rockies (51-59), 3:10 on CSN

Starting Pitchers
Phillies:Roy Halladay (13-4, 2.44) is looking to become the NL's first 14-game winner. He allowed one hit over seven innings in Friday's win over Pittsburgh. He has given up a total of two earned runs in 23 13 innings lifetime against Colorado.

Rockies: Jason Hammel (6-10, 6.45) allowed two runs in 6 13 innings Friday against San Diego. He has been hit hard in his last two starts, though, as he's given up 12 runs in 8 23 innings.

Previous games
The Phillies took Monday's series opener in extra innings behind late home runs from John Mayberry Jr. and Shane Victorino. On Tuesday, Kyle Kendrick logged eight strong innings and Ryan Howard hit two home runs in a 5-0 victory.

Head-to-head
The Phillies have won eight of their last nine games against the Rockies, including three of four this season. In their last 23 games against Colorado, the Phils have won 19 times.

Whos hot?
Over his last four games, Howard is 7-for-18 with three doubles, three homers and five RBIs. ... Hunter Pence has hit safely in each of his first four games as a Phillie. He was 2-for-3 with an RBI on Tuesday.

Storylines
The Phillies have held Troy Tulowitzki in check this season (1-for-15, including 0-for-6 in this series). ... The Phillies are looking for their sixth straight win overall and their 10th in their last 12 games at Coors Field. ... The Phillies haven't completed a three-game sweep in Denver since May 7-9, 1999. ... Halladay, a Colorado native, has made just one career appearance in Coors Field. On May 15 of last season, Halladay gave up three runs in 6 13 innings in an eventual 10-inning loss to the Rockies.