In this article we will formulate a San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies prediction for this MLB game on Friday, July 26th at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Giants Coming Off Another Series Loss
The San Francisco Giants are 49-55 this season and they have lost five of their last seven games. San Francisco is coming off of a series loss against the Dodgers, where they lost three out of four games. Prior to that series, the Giants lost two out of three against the Rockies, won two out of three against the Twins, and lost two out of three against the Blue Jays. San Francisco is 4-8 in their last 12 games and they are fourth in the NL West.
The San Francisco pitching staff has a 4.43 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .259 opponent batting average. The Giants offense has scored 452 runs with a .242 batting average and a .314 on base percentage. Matt Chapman is batting .234 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI’s for the Giants this season. San Francisco has scored three runs or fewer in seven of their last nine games.
Rockies Look for Road Improvement
The Colorado Rockies are 38-65 this year and they have won five of their last seven games. Colorado is coming off of a series win against Boston, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Rockies won two out of three against the Giants, lost two out of three against the Mets, and lost three out of four against the Reds. Colorado is 6-8 in their last 14 games and they are last in the NL West.
The Colorado pitching staff has a 5.50 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP, and a .287 opponent batting average. The Rockies offense has scored 445 runs with a .247 batting average and a .309 on base percentage. Ryan McMahon is batting .270 with 15 home runs and 47 RBI’s for the Rockies this season. Colorado has scored at least seven runs in four of their last seven games.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for San Francisco is Kyle Harrison, who is 5-4 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP over 91.0 innings pitched this year. Harrison has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for Colorado is Kyle Freeland, who is 2-3 with a 5.63 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP over 48.0 innings pitched this season. Freeland has allowed two earned runs or fewer in five straight starts.
Why the Giants will beat the Rockies
- The Rockies have lost each of their last nine games at Oracle Park against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Giants have won each of their last eight home games against the Rockies following a loss.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight games at Oracle Park against teams that held a losing record.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the last seven games between the Rockies and Giants.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last nine games at Oracle Park against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five Friday games against opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rockies’ last six road games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Giants’ last five games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last four games as home favorites against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last three games at Oracle Park.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Thairo Estrada has hit a home run in three of the Giants’ last five home games against the Rockies.
- Matt Chapman has recorded at least one Double in four of the Giants’ last five night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Thairo Estrada has scored at least one run in each of his last nine home appearances against the Rockies.
- Matt Chapman has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Giants’ last four home games against NL West opponents.
- Matt Chapman has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Giants’ last nine home games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Michael Conforto has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances with the Giants as home favorites against NL opponents.
- Michael Conforto has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with the Giants as home favorites against NL opponents.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Ezequiel Tovar has hit at least one home run in each of his last three appearances with the Rockies against NL opponents.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded a Double in four of the Rockies’ last five road games against NL opponents.
- Kyle Freeland has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances against the Giants.
- Ryan McMahon has scored a run in each of the Rockies’ last four road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded three or more total bases in seven of his last eight appearances.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rockies’ last seven night games.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances.
San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
Colorado comes into this series with some positive momentum, but they have been very bad on the road this season. The Rockies are just 14-36 on the road, while the Giants are 28-22 at home. The Rockies have the worst pitching staff in the MLB, but Kyle Freeland has been one of their few bright spots over the last few weeks. San Francisco plays their best baseball at home and they are going with Harrison, who has only allowed one earned run in his last two starts. This should be a pretty solid pitching matchup, but the Rockies cannot be trusted on the road. My San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies prediction is for the Giants to win by at least two runs.