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2-2 So Far Here In Bases. Let's get a couple of winners tonight.
San Francisco vs Colorado
The San Francisco Giants have not been known for their offense, but they had a real nice series vs the Dodgers in which they won three of the four games played and scored 26 runs in the process off a team that started the year with three straight shutouts. The offense has been a bit inconsistent though this year as they have three games where they scored 12,12 and nine runs, but just two, three, three and two in their other four games. Overall the Giants come in ranked 11th in hitting at .268, 4th in runs scored at 6.14 rpg and 2nd in home runs with 14. Last year they were tied for 26th in the league in homers with just 136. They are on pace for 324 this year so far. The pitching for the Giants has been decent in the early going, as they come in ranked 9th in ERA at 3.38 and 17th in WHIP at 1.33. This is a good staff, so I would look for those numbers to improve as the season goes on. Jake Peavy gets the start in this game and is off a no-decision, 12-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He allowed four ERs on 10 hits in just five innings of work in that game. Last year Peavy was 8-6 with a 3.58 ERA in 19 starts, including 2-4 with a 4.24 ERA in nine road starts. He has gone 7-7 with a 3.90 ERA in 22 career starts vs the Rockies, including 5-4 with a 4.98 ERA in 11 starts here at Coors Field.
Will the Colorado Rockies be able to compete in the NL West this year. Maybe in the beginning, but if they start to suffer some injuries to their offense then they will be in big trouble as they just don’t have the pitching to carry this team. This is a bad staff that comes in with an ERA of 7.04 from its starters and an even worse 9.27 ERA from its pen. The Rockies come in ranked last in the league in ERA, which is where they finished the last two years at. Overall they have an ERA of 7.98 and a WHIP of 1.89, which is also last in the league. This team will not be much of a factor in the West, until they can get some better pitching. For this game the Rockies will send out Jordan Lyles, who was hit hard in his opening 13-6 loss at home to San Diego. In that game he lasted just 3.1 innings, while allowing five ERs on seven hits in the process. Last year Lyles went 2-5 with a 5.14 ERA in 10 starts, including 1-3 with a 4.55 ERA in five starts here. He is now 6-5 with a 5.17 ERA in 17 career starts here at Coors, while in his career vs the Giants he is 1-2 with a 5.81 ERA in five starts. The offense has been solid and has been led by rookie Trevor Story, who leads the league in homers with seven and RBIs with 12. Overall this has been a strong offense that is 7th in the league in scoring (5.83 rpg) and 9th in hitting (.275), while leading the lead in both OPS (.916) and home runs (17).
Going with the Giants here as I feel they have an edge on the mound and their offense should be able to match the Rockies hit for hit. They have been solid at the play this year and will take on the worst staff in the league and a pitcher that just won’t have what it takes to slow the Giants offense down. Look for the Giants to come out on top here.
Play San Francisco -103 over Colorado
I also Like:
Boston -121 over Baltimore
GLA
San Francisco vs Colorado
The San Francisco Giants have not been known for their offense, but they had a real nice series vs the Dodgers in which they won three of the four games played and scored 26 runs in the process off a team that started the year with three straight shutouts. The offense has been a bit inconsistent though this year as they have three games where they scored 12,12 and nine runs, but just two, three, three and two in their other four games. Overall the Giants come in ranked 11th in hitting at .268, 4th in runs scored at 6.14 rpg and 2nd in home runs with 14. Last year they were tied for 26th in the league in homers with just 136. They are on pace for 324 this year so far. The pitching for the Giants has been decent in the early going, as they come in ranked 9th in ERA at 3.38 and 17th in WHIP at 1.33. This is a good staff, so I would look for those numbers to improve as the season goes on. Jake Peavy gets the start in this game and is off a no-decision, 12-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He allowed four ERs on 10 hits in just five innings of work in that game. Last year Peavy was 8-6 with a 3.58 ERA in 19 starts, including 2-4 with a 4.24 ERA in nine road starts. He has gone 7-7 with a 3.90 ERA in 22 career starts vs the Rockies, including 5-4 with a 4.98 ERA in 11 starts here at Coors Field.
Will the Colorado Rockies be able to compete in the NL West this year. Maybe in the beginning, but if they start to suffer some injuries to their offense then they will be in big trouble as they just don’t have the pitching to carry this team. This is a bad staff that comes in with an ERA of 7.04 from its starters and an even worse 9.27 ERA from its pen. The Rockies come in ranked last in the league in ERA, which is where they finished the last two years at. Overall they have an ERA of 7.98 and a WHIP of 1.89, which is also last in the league. This team will not be much of a factor in the West, until they can get some better pitching. For this game the Rockies will send out Jordan Lyles, who was hit hard in his opening 13-6 loss at home to San Diego. In that game he lasted just 3.1 innings, while allowing five ERs on seven hits in the process. Last year Lyles went 2-5 with a 5.14 ERA in 10 starts, including 1-3 with a 4.55 ERA in five starts here. He is now 6-5 with a 5.17 ERA in 17 career starts here at Coors, while in his career vs the Giants he is 1-2 with a 5.81 ERA in five starts. The offense has been solid and has been led by rookie Trevor Story, who leads the league in homers with seven and RBIs with 12. Overall this has been a strong offense that is 7th in the league in scoring (5.83 rpg) and 9th in hitting (.275), while leading the lead in both OPS (.916) and home runs (17).
Going with the Giants here as I feel they have an edge on the mound and their offense should be able to match the Rockies hit for hit. They have been solid at the play this year and will take on the worst staff in the league and a pitcher that just won’t have what it takes to slow the Giants offense down. Look for the Giants to come out on top here.
Play San Francisco -103 over Colorado
I also Like:
Boston -121 over Baltimore
GLA