Pirates-Rockies Pointers

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Coors Field. Ace righthander Ian Snell will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Snell is 3-7 this season with a 5.92 ERA. It'll be Glendon Rusch toeing the rubber for the Rockies in this contest. Lefthander Rusch is 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Chris Iannetta led a three-run sixth inning with a two-run homer as the Rockies came back to upend the Pirates 5-3 on Thursday. The Rockies won the game as -155 favorites, while the combined eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Iannetta finished 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs, and Jeff Baker had two hits with an RBI for the Rockies. Ubaldo Jimenez tossed seven innings for the win, and Brian Fuentes fanned all three batters he faced in earning his 15th save. Adam LaRoche had two hits in four trips to the plate with two RBIs for the Pirates, who were +140 underdogs. Paul Maholm gave up five runs off eight hits over six innings in the loss. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 44-51 SU Colorado: 40-57 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing Colorado are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Colorado most recently: When playing on Friday are 9-1 Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Colorado home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, July 19