Giants-Rockies Lines Preview

The fans at Coors Field will be treated to a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies when they take their seats on Saturday.

Jonathan Sanchez will be the starting pitcher for the Giants on this day. Lefthander Sanchez is 3-8 this season with a 4.91 ERA.

Sanchez‘s opponent in this one will be Jorge De La Rosa. The Rockies lefthander has a 4.82 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Matt Cain pitched seven innings and allowed just three hits in helping the Giants defeat the Rockies 3-1 on Friday, as +115 underdogs. The four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Cain improved to 12-2 with the victory, and Brian Wilson closed out the game with his 25^th save.

Garrett Atkins drove in the only run for the Rockies, who were -135 favorites. Jason Hammel allowed seven runs and three runs over six innings in the loss.

Current streak:
San Francisco has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
San Francisco: 52-44 SU
Colorado: 52-44 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Francisco are 7-3
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
San Francisco is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
San Francisco is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Colorado is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home
Colorado is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco

Next up:
Colorado home to San Francisco, Sunday, July 26