The Colorado Rockies have used this lost season to give prospects a taste of the majors, and McCade Brown is the latest to get called up.

Brown, who made his big-league debut at Pittsburgh last weekend, will make his first start in Denver when Colorado hosts the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.

Brown (0-1, 9.82 ERA) will square off against Chicago's Javier Assad (0-1, 3.86) in a battle of right-handers.

The Cubs won 11-7 in the opener Friday night in a type of game for which Coors Field is known. The teams combined for 29 hits, six home runs and 17 extra-base hits. Chicago's Dansby Swanson hit two homers and drove in six runs.

Brown was the 13th Rockies player this season to reach the majors, which is a franchise record. Colorado has promoted 25 players over the past two seasons and is

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