Reds-Rockies Pointers

The Colorado Rockies will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field. Righthander Edison Volquez will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Volquez is 15-4 this season with a 2.76 ERA. Volquez's opponent in this one will be Aaron Cook. The Rockies ace righthander has a 3.81 ERA to go along with a 15-8 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Reds got out to an early lead and held on to defeat the Rockies 8-5 as a +110 underdog on Friday. The 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (11.5). Joey Votto went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Reds. Aaron Harang tossed six scoreless innings for the win, and Francisco Cordero notched his 25th save. Ian Stewart had four hits in five trips to the plate for the Rockies, who were favored at -125 in the contest. Livan Hernandez surrendered six runs off eight hits over 3 2-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Colorado has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 57-72 SU Colorado: 59-71 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Colorado are 2-8 After playing Colorado are 1-9 After a win are 2-8 Colorado most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cincinnati is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Colorado Cincinnati is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Colorado is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Cincinnati Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Colorado home to Cincinnati, Sunday, August 24