Thursday, April 17, 2008

Rockies-Padres Preview

The Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres will meet on the field at PETCO Park on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Ace Jeff Francis will be the starting pitcher for the Rockies on this day. Lefthander Francis is 0-2 this season with a 9.53 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be ace Jake Peavy who starts for the Padres. Righthander Peavy is 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rockies scored seven times in the ninth inning as they defeated the Padres 10-2 on Wednesday, as +125 underdogs. The 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Garrett Atkins was 4-for-5 with two RBIs for the Rockies. Mark Redman pitched five innings for the win, giving up two runs off three hits.
Brian Giles was 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Padres, who were -135 favorites in that game. Justin Germano gave up three runs off eight hits over seven innings in the loss.
Team records:
Colorado: 6-8 SU
San Diego: 8-7 SU
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Colorado is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games on the road
Colorado is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Next up:
Colorado at Houston, Friday, April 18
San Diego at Arizona, Friday, April 18
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