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Rockies set to tee off on Hennessey of the Giants
Fresh off a win last game, Colorado can stay on a roll Saturday by handling the San Francisco Giants.
The Giants start Brad Hennessey, 1-0, 0.00 ERA. His last trip was a win, a 2-0 team win against the Dodgers, when he threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing 0 runs on 3 hits.
Sporting a 9-7 overall record and a 5-5 mark within the division, the Giants aim to knock the Rockies (8-5 in the division) for a loss.
Pitching should play a big role in this one, but that's mainly because experts don't think it will be very good. Oddsmakers opened the total on the high side, at 11.5. That will require lots of hanging curves and grooved fastballs - and porous defense - to surpass. Colorado is 9-6-1 to the OVER this year, while the Giants are 10-5-1.
Clint Hurdle's team was busy last game winning against San Francisco 9-8 as pick. The 17 runs sent that game over the total of 11.
You can usually count on Colorado to get men on base as they rank top three in the league with 10.6 hits per game on the season. San Francisco's pitchers need to keep this group in check.
SF: B. Hennessey (1-0, 0.00)
COL: A. Cook (1-2, 3.43)
Fresh off a win last game, Colorado can stay on a roll Saturday by handling the San Francisco Giants.
The Giants start Brad Hennessey, 1-0, 0.00 ERA. His last trip was a win, a 2-0 team win against the Dodgers, when he threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing 0 runs on 3 hits.
Sporting a 9-7 overall record and a 5-5 mark within the division, the Giants aim to knock the Rockies (8-5 in the division) for a loss.
Pitching should play a big role in this one, but that's mainly because experts don't think it will be very good. Oddsmakers opened the total on the high side, at 11.5. That will require lots of hanging curves and grooved fastballs - and porous defense - to surpass. Colorado is 9-6-1 to the OVER this year, while the Giants are 10-5-1.
Clint Hurdle's team was busy last game winning against San Francisco 9-8 as pick. The 17 runs sent that game over the total of 11.
You can usually count on Colorado to get men on base as they rank top three in the league with 10.6 hits per game on the season. San Francisco's pitchers need to keep this group in check.
SF: B. Hennessey (1-0, 0.00)
COL: A. Cook (1-2, 3.43)