Rockies at Giants 9/14/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Rockies open a three-game series on the road Friday against the San Francisco Giants. The Rockies defeated Arizona on Wednesday 5-4 as DJ LeMathieu hit a two-run walk-off home run in the ninth inning helping the Rockies rally to win. The Rockies hold a 1 ½-game lead over the second place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.

San Francisco continued its freefall losing for the 11th straight game in falling to the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Wednesday. The losing streak is the Giants worst since moving to San Francisco and the longest since 1951. In the three-game series against Atlanta the Giants scored just three runs. The lone run for the Giants was off an RBI single by Evan Longoria during the third inning. Nolan Arenado leads the Rockies with a .300 batting average and in home runs with 33. Trevor Story has a team high in RBIs with 100 and hits with 161. Colorado has a team batting average of .256 while opposing hitters are averaging the same .252 at the plate against Rockies pitching. On Friday, the Rockies will send Tyler Anderson to the mound. The lefthander this season is 6-8 with an ERA of 4.89, 149 Ks and 54 BBs.

Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with a .258 batting average and has team highs in hits with 125, home runs with 15 and RBIs with 50. San Francisco has a team batting average of .241 while opposing hitters are averaging .248 at the plate against Giants pitching. On Friday, the Giants will send Chris Stratton to the mound. The right-hander this season is 9-9 with an ERA of 4.99, 97 Ks and 44 BBs.