In the first of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants (3-4) and the Colorado Rockies (3-4) at AT&T Park, Chris Heston (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and Eddie Butler (0-0, 3.18 ERA) take the mound. The game gets underway at 4:35 p.m. ET on Monday, Apr. 13 and will air on ROOT-RM and CSN-BAY.
In his most recent outing, Heston pitched 6.0 innings, allowing zero runs (two unearned), striking out five and walking two in a 5-2 victory over the Diamondbacks. Norichika Aoki (.400 ) continued his strong start to the season yesterday, going 2 for 5 with one run. The Rockies were unsuccessful the last time Butler pitched. He pitched well, going, going 5.2 innings, giving up two runs, striking out five and walking four in a 5-4 loss to the Brewers. Corey Dickerson (.417 ) has been doing well to start the season for the Rockies, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one run.
San Francisco is a -124 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at seven runs. They typically aren’t overmatched by pitchers, ranking second in the NL with an average of only 6.7 strikeouts per game.
Switching gears, the Rockies are coming into the game in great standing. They are unbeaten so far this season as the underdog (3-0) and have an overall money line of +351. The Rockies are the number one overall scoring offense in the NL, averaging 6.0 runs per game so far. The top hitting team in the NL are the Rockies, who average 12.2 hits per game. The Rockies average just 7.2 strikeouts per game, one of the lowest marks in the NL.
The Giants will take on a right-hander (Butler) in this game and have a 3-3 record against right-handed starting pitchers this season.
Predictions: SU Winner – COL, O/U – Over
Notes
For the first time this season, the Rockies registered at least two errors.
The Giants are 1-0 in games that go into extra innings. Meanwhile, the Rockies are 1-1 in such matchups.
The Rockies managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Giants who are heading in with a 1-1 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
San Francisco ranks in the bottom half of the league at 16th when it comes to home runs, hitting five this season. Colorado ranks in the top 10 at sixth with seven.
Colorado tops the league in hits with 12.20 per game this season. San Francisco ranks in the top five at third with 8.83.
Ranking 11th, San Francisco is in the top half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.687). Colorado ranks in the top five at third with an OPS of .870.
The Rockies are 1-2 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Giants are 0-2 when they allow at least one homer.
