Pirates-Rockies Lines Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Coors Field. The Pirates will give the ball to starter Ross Ohlendorf in this one. Righthander Ohlendorf is 6-5 this season with a 4.56 ERA. Ohlendorf's opponent in this one will be Jason Marquis. The Rockies righthander has a 3.77 ERA to go along with a 8-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Pirates dropped Thursday's rubber match 5-1 to the Twins, as +140 underdogs. That game's six runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (8). Adam LaRoche drove in the lone run for the Pirates. Zach Duke surrendered seven hits and three runs over six innings in the loss. Clint Barmes belted a two-run homer and the Rockies held on to defeat the Rays 4-3 in Thursday's series rubber match, as +105 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5). Todd Helton and Carlos Gonzalez also went deep. Ubaldo Jimenez tossed 6 2-3 innings for the win, allowing six hits and one run. Current streak: Colorado has won 2 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 31-35 SU Colorado: 33-33 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Colorado are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 Colorado most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Colorado Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado Pittsburgh is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road Colorado is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Next up: Colorado home to Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 20