Madison Bumgarner (7-4, 3.04 ERA) and Kyle Kendrick (3-9, 5.96 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants (41-35) and the Colorado Rockies (33-41) at AT&T Park. The Giants won the last game 7-5 and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jun. 28 and can be seen on ROOT-RM and CSN-BAY.
Bumgarner is 9-6 with a 3.13 ERA in his appearances against the Rockies, but goes up against a quality Colorado offense which is batting .271 this season. Buster Posey (.297, 39 Rs, 11 HRs, 50 RBIs, 1 SB) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 3 with one run and two RBIs. Kendrick is 2-3 with a 4.85 ERA when pitching against the Giants. He is up against a good San Francisco offense which is hitting .270 this season. Nolan Arenado (.290, 47 Rs, 22 HRs, 65 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run and one RBI.
This one isn’t expected to be close when San Francisco, a substantial -226 favorite, takes on Colorado. The Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at seven runs for this matchup. The Giants have an overall money line of +128 and a record as the favorite of 18-22. Within its division, San Francisco has a 6-15 record as favorite and a 20-22 record SU. The Giants have seen an uptick in scoring as of late, averaging 5.7 runs during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 4.2 runs per game. The Giants have no trouble scoring as they rank fifth in the NL in offense with 4.2 runs per game. The Giants are one of the best in the NL in terms of hits with a phenomenal 9.3 per game. San Francisco’s batters do not strike out very often, with only 6.8 per game.
In games where it is the underdog, Colorado has a 26-26 record and an overall money line of -364. They have played poorly as the underdog with a 14-15 record against teams in their division, and a 5-5 record SU. Offensively, they average 4.6 runs per game, which is tops in the NL. The Rockies are tough outs for opponents, leading the NL with 9.3 hits per game. The Rockies allow 5.1 runs per game, but does worse whenever another team from the NL West Division is on the schedule. They bring that runs allowed average up to 6.0 against division foes.
The Rockies lead the season series, 7-4. The Giants have a 30-29 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Kendrick takes the mound. Bumgarner (LHP) will be on the hill against the Rockies, who have a inferior 3-10 record against left-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF, O/U – Over
Notes
When leading after 7 innings, San Francisco is 12-10, while Colorado is 15-16.
The Giants managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Rockies who are coming in with a 6-3 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Giants are 3-22. The Rockies have a 5-29 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 25th in home runs, San Francisco has hit 59 this season. Colorado ranks seventh with 85 home runs.
Colorado tops the league in hits with 9.32 per game this season. San Francisco ranks in the top five at second with 9.28.
Ranking seventh, San Francisco is in the top 10 of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.734). Colorado ranks in the top five at fourth with an OPS of .758.
When the Rockies allow at least one home run, they are 15-31. When the Giants allow one or more homers, they have a 20-22 record.
