Rookie outfielder David Dahl has made an immediate impact for the Colorado Rockies. Another rookie, right-hander Jake Thompson, is hoping to do the same for the Philadelphia Phillies.The 22-year-old Thompson makes the first home start of his major league career Friday night, when the Phillies open a three-game series against Colorado. He will be opposed by right-hander Jon Gray (8-5, 4.26).Thompson, hit hard on the road by the San Diego Padres in his debut Saturday, faces a lineup that includes Dahl, the Rockies top-rated prospect. Dahl, who was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on July 25, singled in the first inning of the Colorados 12-9 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon, extending his career-opening hitting streak to 17 games.That equaled a major league record to open a career established by the Cincinnati Reds Chuck Aleno in 1941.Its pretty cool, Dahl told MLB.com. I really havent thought much about it, besides looking on Twitter.Dahl is hitting .358 for the Rockies (56-59), who snapped a four-game losing streak Thursday. They boast three of the major leagues top 10 hitters in D.J. LeMahieu (.326, fourth), Carlos Gonzalez (.323, sixth) and Charlie Blackmon (.317, ninth).Nolan Arenado is also fourth in homers with 30.The Rockies, however, continue to benefit from the thin air at Coors Field. Their .303 home average is best in the majors, while their .242 road average is 23rd.The series in Philadelphia caps a five-game road trip for the Rockies, while the Phillies (53-63) return from a 3-3 road swing. They concluded the trip with a victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, but dropped the first two games of that series.Thompson surrendered four runs in the first inning in San Diego, and went 4 1/3 innings in the 9-7 loss, allowing six runs and seven hits while striking out one and walking two.I wasnt nervous, Thompson told MLB.com. I was kind of amped up, instead of being nervous. Especially in that first inning, I just wasnt able to spin the ball for strikes or be able to get fastballs down in the zone.Phillies manager Pete Mackanin told MLB.com that Thompson was overthrowing, the result being that the ball was up in the strike zone.Kind of typical for a guy making his debut, Mackanin said.Thompson was acquired as part of the package that came from the Texas Rangers in the Cole Hamels trade last July. Thompson, who was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before his start in San Diego, went 8-0 with a 1.21 ERA in his last 11 starts for the IronPigs, and was 11-5, 2.50 in 21 games this season.Gray, a 24-year-old in his first full season, yielded eight runs on 10 hits over 3 2/3 innings in a 10-7 loss to the Miami Marlins his last time out, striking out three and walking one.The Phillies continue to struggle at the plate. 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It pitted No. 1 Notre Dame against No. 2 Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich.Of course, it ended in a 10-10 tie, a bit of a letdown considering the magnitude of the game. However, 50 years later, the game still stands as an iconic moment with both programs.And when the Spartans and Fighting Irish meet at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium, that historic game will be on the minds of many, almost as much as the fact the 2016 version of each team is trying to find its footing and jump into the national championship hunt.Very excited about going down to South Bend to play in this game, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. Its a rivalry game for us. Been involved in this football game probably since 97 as an assistant coach, and theres been some great games with Notre Dame.I think it all goes back to the 66 game certainly and even maybe before that. So its been a traditional-type rivalry and weve embraced that as we have so many of our other rivalries.Michigan State and Notre Dame have played 77 times, but this will be the first meeting since 2013 as the rivalry took a hiatus.Even with the break, the teams understand theyre getting ready for a big game.Its a winning team, so they know how to win, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said of the Spartans. We watched film after film of their games in the Big Ten and theres a lot of opponents that have em on the ropes and they find a way to win whether its Ohio State or Indiana who has a great chance to win the game, but they come back and beat them.So it says that you obviously have that winning attitude that you can close out games. But I think more than anything else is Michigan State is going to play the game with that mental and physical toughness and you have to match it.Notre Dame showed its own share of mental toughness in last weeks victory over Nevadda, bouncing back from a double-overtime loss to Texas in the season-opener.ddddddddddddThe Fighting Irish allowed 50 points and more than 500 total yards in that game but were much more solid in the win over Nevada. What hasnt changed in two weeks has been the play of quarterback DeShone Kizer, who has taken control of the job he split with Malik Zaire in the opener. His passer rating is top-five in the nation and hes been nearly perfect in the red zone, completing seven of 10 passes with five touchdowns.Overall, the Irish have gained 444 total yards in each of the first two games, running for 239 against Nevada. Its that sort of production that has the attention of the Spartans.I would say overall their offense is extremely athletic and theyve got a lot of players, fifth-year senior linebacker Riley Bullough said. Kizer, hes an athletic guy, he can throw the ball but he can also take it and run. So to combat that, youve got to be fundamentally sound on defense. Everyones got to do their job. Theyve got to do it every single play for the entire game.Michigan State had a bye in week two, giving them time to straighten out several issues from an uninspiring victory over Furman in the season-opener that featured 10 penalties and a pair of turnovers.So instead of taking it easy during the bye, the Spartans went to work, fixing their own issues while getting a jump on the Irish.Ive been reminded by one of our coaches weve had one game in six weeks since coming here on Aug. 5, Dantonio said. So hopefully practice makes perfect. ... Again, weve waited. I dont think there is anybody in our program that wanted to sit last weekend. So I anticipate our guys being ready to go, enthusiastic, and it will be fun to go down there. There will be 10, 15,000 Spartan fans there as well. That makes it exciting as well. ' ' '