Colorado Rockies (26-21) vs San Francisco Giants (26-21)
The Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks are all tied atop the National League West heading into this series.
Friday May 24
AT&T Park – San Francisco, CA
10:15PM
Probable Pitchers:
COL: Tyler Chatwood (R)
SF: Tim Lincecum (R)
Moneyline: San Francisco -148, Colorado +138
O/U: 7.5
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Colorado
The Rockies have to be the biggest surprise up there as preseason predictions generally placed them as the worst team in the division.
The Rockies took 3 of 4 against the Giants at home to bridge the gap and one of the reasons for their strong record in their 16-10 mark against division competition…but things are different for this team away from Coors.
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Starter Tyler Chatwood has been a pleasant surprise this season. Cast off by the Angels (who could probably use him right now) Chatwood is 2-0 this season with a shiny E.R.A. of 2.55 but that is probably not sustainable when you look at his peripherals which are in line with those from his days in L.A.
The Rockies seems to feel good when Chatwood takes the mound scoring an average of more than 9 runs a game. With that kind of support anybody can be a winner.
San Francisco
As mentioned above the Giants are tied with the Rockies and Diamondbacks atop the division. The Giants have won the world series twice in the last three seasons but they are still one of the most confounding teams in the league.[dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Amongst teams with a winning record they have the second lowest run differential at just +4 even though they are 5 games over the .500 mark.
They are a much better team at home where their 17 wins is tied for best in the Majors.
After a miserable 2012 season that was leaving his career in doubt Tim Lincecum has improved slightly this season – it has been amazing to watch his slide. He was hammered by the Rockies last weekend, in fact his numbers against Colorado this year are the following: 11IP, 12ER. The “Freak” has just become too inconsistent to get behind any more.
Though it should be noted the Giants are 6-3 in his starts this season. I just prefer pitchers who influence the game in a positive way rather than getting lucky.
I am totalty comfortable fading the Freak and the Giants Friday night. Its not because I am a true believer in Chatwood but I think his team will back him up against the Giants the way they have all season long.
I think either way you can go over, the Giants are scoring more runs than their reputation of their championship years.
O/U: Over
Score Prediction: Colorado 7 – San Francisco 5
