Giants at Rockies 7/16/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Francisco Giants play the third game of a four-game series on the road at Coors Field Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies. The Giants defeated the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday 8-3. Tyler Beede threw six-plus strong innings for San Francisco while helping himself at the plate with a pair of hits and the go-ahead RBI.

Colorado won a high-scoring slugfest on Sunday defeating Cincinnati Reds 10-9. Ryan McMahon collected three hits and three RBIs and was a home run short of the cycle in helping the Rockies out slug the Reds. Colorado remained tied in second place with Arizona in the National League West 14 ½ games behind first place Los Angeles.
Kevin Pillar leads San Francisco with a .255 batting average, in RBIs with 48 and hits with 83. Evan Longoria leads the Giants in home runs with 13. The Giants are averaging .231 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .257. On Tuesday, the Giants will send Drew Pomeranz to the mound. The lefthander is 2-9 with an ERA of 6.42, 80 Ks and 34 BBs.

Charlie Blackmon leads the Rockies with a .327 batting average. Nolan Arenado leads in home runs with 21, RBIs with 70 and in hits with 109. Colorado has a batting average of .268, while opposing hitters are averaging .273. On Tuesday, the Rockies will send Peter Lambert to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with an ERA of 6.67, 20 Ks and 7 BBs.