Rockies roll into New York to face floundering Mets

Two teams trending in opposite directions will meet when the New York Mets begin a three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday.

Colorado owns a season-high four-game winning streak after a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers, while the Mets have fallen to .500 after losing nine of their last 11 games.

New York was shut out for the sixth time in Thursday's 2-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers, who outscored th