San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies 9/19/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/18/2022 at 10:56 PM ET

The San Francisco Giants open a four-game series on the road Monday at Mile High City against the Colorado Rockies. San Francisco dropped to 69-76 following its 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. San Francisco has lost two straight and three of the last four. The Giants are 31 ½ games behind first place in the National League West and are well off the pace of postseason contention. Get the best baseball picks available.

Second baseman Thairo Estrada is batting .263 to lead San Francisco and has team highs in hits with 115 and on-base percentage .321. Left fielder Joc Pederson is the leader in home runs with 22 and second baseman Wilmer Flores is the leader in RBIs with 66. On Monday, the San Francisco Giants will send Jakob Junis to the mound. The right-hander is 4-6 with a 4.15 ERA, 85 Ks and 21 BBs.

Colorado improved to 63-82 following its 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Charlie Blackmon’s triple in the ninth inning broke a tie as the Rockies scored twice after entering the inning tied 1-1. Colorado is last in the National League West, trailing first place by 37 ½ games. The Rockies are one game away from being eliminated from postseason contention.

Shortstop Jose Iglesias is batting .300 to lead Colorado and left fielder Connor Joe is the leader in on-base percentage at .344. First baseman C.J. Cron is the leader in home runs with 28, in RBIs with 97 and in hits with 140. On Monday, the Colorado Rockies will send Chad Kuhl to the mound. The right-hander is 6-9 with a 5.33 ERA, 97 Ks and 52 BBs.

While the UNDER is a solid choice, the play here is Colorado. The Rockies have won six of the last nine, while San Francisco has dropped three of the last four overall and five of the last seven on the road. San Francisco starting pitcher Jakob Junis was hit hard last timeout allowing four runs on seven hits across only five innings resulting in a 5-1 loss to Atlanta last Tuesday. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rockies win 5-2.

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