Tim Lincecum (0-0, 0.00 ERA) and Tyler Matzek (0-0, 2.25 ERA) take the hill in the last of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants (3-6) and the Colorado Rockies (6-2) at AT&T Park. The Giants lost the last game 4-1, continuing a five-game losing streak. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 15 and can be seen on ROOT-RM and CSN-BAY.
Lincecum is 11-9 with a 3.92 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and 177 strikeouts against the Rockies. Angel Pagan (.333 ) kept up his hot start yesterday, going 3 for 4 with one run. Against the Giants, Matzek is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and seven strikeouts. Corey Dickerson (.406 ) has been successful at the plate to the start the season for the Rockies, going 3 for 4 yesterday with three runs and one RBI.
San Francisco is a -133 favorite against Colorado and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Giants have an overall money line of -215 and a record as the favorite of 1-1. San Francisco is one of the best in the NL in terms of walks, earning an average of 3.4 per game.
Over in the other dugout, Colorado has a perfect record of 4-0 when playing as the underdog and an overall money line of +368 at this point in the season. Offensively, they average 5.3 runs per game, which is tops in the NL. The Rockies are tough outs for opponents, leading the NL with 11.9 hits per game. Colorado is excellent at not striking out with just 7.0 per game, ranking second in the NL. Colorado’s pitching staff is one of the top in the NL, with a 2.67 ERA.
The Rockies have the edge in the season series, 2-0. Lincecum (RHP) will be on the hill against the Rockies, who have an excellent 4-0 record on the road against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – COL, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco has lost all of its games (0-2) when leading after 7 innings. However, Colorado has won all of its games (2-0) when taking a late lead.
Having scored one run in their last game, the Giants are going to have to up their game if they want to win this matchup. The Rockies have a 4-0 record in games where opponents scored that many runs or fewer.
It looks like the Rockies have a slight leg up on the Giants, as the Rockies have won their last two games while the Giants have lost their last five.
San Francisco ranks near the bottom of the league at 23rd when it comes to home runs, hitting five this season. Colorado ranks in the top half at 13th with seven.
Colorado tops the league in hits with 11.86 per game this season. San Francisco ranks in the top 10 at seventh with 8.13.
Ranking 17th, San Francisco is in the bottom half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.647). Colorado ranks in the top five at third with an OPS of .842.
When the Rockies allow at least one home run, they are 1-2. When the Giants allow one or more homers, they have a 0-2 record.
