Jorge De La Rosa (0-1, 31.50 ERA) and Tim Hudson (0-2, 3.93 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Colorado Rockies (10-7) and the San Francisco Giants (7-11) at Coors Field. The Rockies won the last game 6-4 and Colorado leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 25 and can be seen on CSN-BAY and ROOT-RM.
De La Rosa is 9-6 with a 4.17 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 96 strikeouts against the Giants. Corey Dickerson (.333, 12 Rs, 5 HRs, 14 RBIs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 4 with one RBI. Hudson is 5-3 with a 4.33 ERA when pitching against the Rockies. He is up against a quality Colorado offense which is hitting .279 this season. Angel Pagan (.329, 5 Rs, 5 RBIs, 2 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Giants, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one RBI.
Colorado is a -120 favorite against San Francisco and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 10 runs. The Rockies have an overall money line of +227 and a record as the favorite of 3-4. Within its division, Colorado has a 2-2 record as favorite and a 5-5 record SU. The Rockies have seen a decline in scoring against teams inside their division, averaging 3.2 runs per game. They average 4.2 runs per game on the season. The Rockies are one of the best in the NL in terms of hits with a phenomenal 9.3 per game. Colorado’s pitchers fall apart when division rivals are on the field. Its average runs allowed per game rises to 4.9 against fellow NL West members, compared to its 4.4 season average.
In games where it is the underdog, San Francisco has a 5-4 record and an overall money line of -425. They have managed to pull off a perfect record over their last ten games while playing as the underdog, and have a 4-6 SU record over the same span. San Francisco is excellent at not striking out n the road with just 7.4 per game, ranking fifth in the NL.
The Rockies have the edge in the season series, 4-0. The Rockies have an 8-6 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Hudson takes the mound.
Predictions: SU Winner – COL, O/U – Over
Notes
When leading after 7 innings, Colorado is 3-2, while San Francisco is 1-4.
The Rockies are coming off of a weak pitching game where they recorded five strikeouts. The Giants have a record of 2-3 when opponents’ pitchers have that many strikeouts or fewer.
When they are outhit, the Rockies are 1-5. The Giants have a 2-6 record when opponents outhit them.
San Francisco ranks near the bottom of the league at 25th when it comes to home runs, hitting 10 this season. Colorado ranks in the top half at 11th with 16.
Ranking eighth, San Francisco is in the top 10 of the league in hits, notching 8.29 per game. Colorado ranks in the top five at second with 9.31.
Ranking 19th, San Francisco is in the bottom half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.666). Colorado ranks in the top 10 at sixth with an OPS of .779.
When the Giants allow at least one home run, they are 3-6, well-matched with the Rockies who are 4-6 when allowing at least one homer.
