San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies 8/19/2022 Picks

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The San Francisco Giants (59-59) face off against division rival Colorado Rockies (51-69) in the series opener of the NL West Division at Coors Field in Denver on Friday, August 19, 2022, at 8:40 PM ET.

San Francisco is in 3rd place at 59-59 in the National League West Division with a .500 team percentage and 22.5 contests behind first place after accumulating 531 runs while wasting 512 for a +19 run difference for the season.

The Giants will try to get back after losing two games in a row to the Diamondbacks at 2-3 & 0-5 and splitting their recent four-game duel.

In their recent shutout loss, San Francisco made only 4 hits and committed one error while starter Logan Webb struggled in controlling the ball after allowing 9 hits, 3 earned runs, and 3 walks with no strikeouts in pitching for 4.2 innings in closing a series.

LF Joc Pederson is the Giants’ top batter after recording 17 dingers with 46 RBIs and a batting average of .250 while 2B Wilmer Flores pitched in a team-high 58 RBIs with 16 home runs and a .255 batting average this year.

SS Thairo Estrada marked a team-leading batting average of .266, an OBP of .316, and a slugging percentage of .422 for San Francisco.

Left-handed Pitcher Alex Wood (8-9, 4.18 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 119 Ks) will be starting for the Giants in the series opener versus the Rockies on Friday night.

The southpaw thrower relinquished 114 hits, 27 free tickets, and 12 homers after finishing 118.1 innings in the majors this year.

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San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Predictions 8/19/2022

The Colorado Rockies stayed at the bottom place at 51-69 in the National League West Division with a team percentage of .425 and 31.5 outings behind first place after tallying 537 runs but conceding 654 for a run difference of -117 throughout the year.

The Rockies struggled after losing five games in a row including a series sweep versus the Cardinals with a shutout loss at 0-13 after making just 4 hits on Thursday.

Starter Antonio Senzatela lasted for just 1.2 innings after yielding 6 hits and 5 earned runs while striking out two St. Louis hitters in the losing effort.

First Baseman C.J. Cron powered the offense for Colorado after hitting 23 home runs while driving 80 RBIs with a batting average of .271 throughout the campaign.

SS Jose Iglesias recorded a batting average of .314, an OBP of .351, and a slugging percentage of .413 for the Rockies over the course of the season.

The Colorado ball club will counter with right-hander Jose Urena (1-4, 4.80 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 27 Ks) to start the series opener against the SF Giants on Friday.

Urena gave up 55 hits, 26 bases on balls, and 8 long balls in pitching for 50.2 frames in the major league this season.

San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies. The MLB Pick for this contest is San Francisco -162. The Rockies have issues in winning games as of late even at Coors Field after losing 30 of their last 63 home outings this season.

The Giants have the advantage on the mound with southpaw Alex Wood (8-9, 4.18 ERA) starting for San Francisco while righty Jose Urena of Colorado struggled with his 1-4 record and 4.80 ERA for the year.

Prediction: The San Francisco Giants will win at 9-3.

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