Rockies-Mets Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Mets on Tuesday when they battle the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field. Jason Marquis will be the starting pitcher for the Rockies on this day. Righthander Marquis is 12-6 this season with a 3.49 ERA. The Mets will counter Marquis with Michael Pelfrey. Righthander Pelfrey has a 4.99 ERA to go along with a 7-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Fernando Tatis' pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Mets past the Rockies 7-3 on Monday night. New York won as +140 home underdogs as the teams played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. Jeff Francoeur hit a solo drive for the Mets, while Pedro Feliciano picked up the win in relief of starter Oliver Perez for New York. Troy Tulowitzki had a two-run blast for Colorado, as Juan Rincon took the loss after allowing Tatis' grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning. Current streak: New York has won 3 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 54-45 SU New York: 47-51 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 1-9 Before playing NY Mets are 4-6 After playing NY Mets are 4-6 After a loss are 8-2 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 2-8 Before playing Colorado are 7-3 After playing Colorado are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets Colorado is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado NY Mets are 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Colorado The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Colorado The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games Next up: NY Mets home to Colorado, Wednesday, July 29