Padres-Rockies Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies meet at Coors Field. Ace righthander Jake Peavy will take the mound for the Padres to start this game. Peavy is 8-7 this season with a 2.77 ERA. Starting this game for the Rockies will be Glendon Rusch. The lefthander has a 4.55 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Padres were defeated 5-3 by the Mets last time out, as +220 underdogs. The eight runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Chase Headley and Jody Gerut went deep for the Padres. Heath Bell gave up the home run to Wright and was tagged with the loss. The Rockies were doubled 6-3 by the Nationals and were swept in the doubleheader on Thursday, as -260 favorites. The nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10). Garrett Atkins hit a two-run blast and drove in all three runs for the Rockies. Ubaldo Jimenez allowed six earned runs over five innings in the loss. Current streak: Colorado has lost 2 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 44-71 SU Colorado: 52-65 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing NY Mets are 8-2 After a loss are 4-6 Colorado most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing San Diego are 6-4 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Colorado San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado San Diego is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing San Diego Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego Colorado is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing San Diego Colorado is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home Next up: Colorado home to San Diego, Saturday, August 9