MLB Odds: Rockies at Giants

Aubrey Huff has killed the Rockies this season. (AP Images)

The Colorado Rockies (+120) and San Francisco Giants (-140) are fighting for their playoff lives on Bodog’s MLB odds. Both teams trail the San Diego Padres by a fair margin in the NL West and, if they have any hopes of sneaking into the postseason, winning streaks need to start now. Colorado has won seven of its 12 meetings with the Giants this year.

The Rockies will send Esmil Rogers (2-2, 5.66 ERA) to the hill on Tuesday. Colorado won Rogers’ last start despite a brutal meltdown, when he allowed seven runs in just 1.2 innings of work. Rogers had pitched solid if unspectacularly in his three starts before that, at least giving Colorado a chance to win. The young right-hander is facing the Rockies for the third time this season (one start, one relief appearance); he’s 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA in those contests.

Colorado has hit .246 with 45 runs scored in 12 games against San Fran this season. Dexter Fowler has been an on-base machine, hitting .464 with a sterling .595 OBP in eight games against the Giants. Carlos Gonzalez has had a strange season against San Fran; he leads Colorado with four homers and 10 RBIs against the Giants this season, yet is hitting below the Mendoza Line in 12 games.

The Giants will counter with Madison Bumgarner (5-4, 3.95 ERA). Like Rogers, Bumgarner was smacked around in his last outing, surrendering eight runs (seven earned) and lasting just 2.2 innings. It was the first time the lefty had allowed more than four runs in 73 innings of work this season. Bumgarner has struggled against the Rockies this year, going 0-2 with a bloated 5.73 ERA in a pair of starts.

San Francisco’s lineup has been just as punchless in this season series, hitting .237 with 48 runs scored through a dozen games against Colorado. Aubrey Huff, however, has been a revelation against the Rockies; he’s hit .391 with a team-high five homers and nine RBIs in 12 games.

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