Rockies-Athletics Odds Preview

The Colorado Rockies and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in an interleague contest. The Rockies will give the ball to starter Jorge De La Rosa in this one. Lefthander De La Rosa is 3-7 this season with a 5.85 ERA. The Athletics will counter De La Rosa with Trevor Cahill. Righthander Cahill has a 3.68 ERA to go along with a 5-5 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Garrett Atkins drove in two runs to lead the Rockies in a 4-2 victory over the A's on Friday, as +120 underdogs. The six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Todd Helton went 1-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs for the Rockies. Jason Hammel improved to 5-3 with the win, and Huston Street collected his 17th save. Kurt Suzuki belted a solo home run for the A's, who were -140 favorites. Dallas Braden surrendered five hits and four runs over 5 1-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Oakland has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 38-35 SU Oakland: 31-41 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 8-2 Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Colorado are 5-5 After playing Colorado are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Colorado is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games Colorado is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Oakland home to Colorado, Sunday, June 28