Jordan Lyles (2-4, 4.53 ERA) and Chris Heston (3-3, 3.72 ERA) take the hill in the second of a four-game series between the Colorado Rockies (15-24) and the San Francisco Giants (24-18) at Coors Field. The Giants won the last game 11-8, continuing a seven-game winning streak. Action begins at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 23 and can be seen on CSN-BAY and ROOT-RM.
Lyles is 1-1 with a 4.84 ERA in his appearances against the Giants, and goes up against a quality San Francisco offense which is batting .271 this season. DJ LeMahieu (.326, 13 Rs, 2 HRs, 20 RBIs, 3 SBs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs, one home run, and three RBIs. Heston is 0-2 with a 5.11 ERA against the Rockies in his career. He is up against a good Colorado offense that’s batting .265. Buster Posey (.311, 21 Rs, 7 HRs, 24 RBIs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one run and three RBIs.
The odds for Colorado and San Francisco are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is currently not available. Within its division, Colorado has a record of 9-17 SU. The Rockies lead the NL in hits at home with an impressive 9.7 per game. Colorado’s batters do not strike out very often at home, with only 6.5 per game. Colorado’s pitching staff has been doing better against opposing offenses during the last 10 games, only allowing an average of 3.5 runs per game, well under their season average of 5.1.
The Giants are 14-14 against NL West foes. Offensively, they average four runs per game on the road, which is third in the NL. The Giants are tough outs for opponents, ranking third in the NL with 9.3 hits per game. San Francisco is excellent at drawing walks with 3.3 per road game, ranking third in the NL. The Giants allow 3.5 runs per game, but have improved upon those numbers in the past 10 games, allowing 2.3 runs per game during that span.
The Rockies lead the season series, 4-2.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF
Notes
When leading after 7 innings, San Francisco is 5-5, while Colorado is 6-9.
The Rockies managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Giants who are coming in with a 9-6 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Rockies are 2-15. The Giants have a 3-10 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 23rd in home runs, San Francisco has hit 32 this season. Colorado ranks 16th with 37 home runs.
Colorado and San Francisco both rank in the top five of the league in hits. Colorado sits at fourth with 8.97 hits per game and San Francisco ranks third with 9.27.
Colorado and San Francisco both rank in the top 10 of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Colorado sits at 10th with an OPS of .729 and San Francisco ranks seventh with an OPS of .735.
When the Giants allow at least one home run, they are 10-12. When the Rockies allow one or more homers, they have a 5-16 record.
