DENVER — The Colorado Rockies will begin a crucial 10-game homestand Monday against the San Francisco Giants followed by three games
against the Los Angeles Dodgers and four against the Arizona Diamondbacks.The
Rockies
Cole Hamels Jersey , Dodgers and Diamondbacks are locked in a tight National League West race. Colorado is in second place, a half-game behind the Dodgers
and a half-game ahead of the Diamondbacks.Winning a second straight game Sunday
in San Diego enabled Colorado to salvage a split of a four-game series with the
Padres and conclude a 3-3 road trip. The victory also left the Rockies 1 1/2
games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the second NL wild-card spot.Article
continues below ...The Rockies are 8-5 against the Giants this season and 5-1 at
Coors Field. Left-hander Tyler Anderson (6-7, 4.79 ERA) will start for the
Rockies and try to rebound after struggling in August. Left-handed ace Madiso
Bumgarner (5-5, 2.68) will start for the Giants.Despite losing five of the past
eight games, the Rockies have gained a half-game in the standings during that
stretch. They are 34-30 at home, including 11-7 since the All-Star break.In the
Rockies’ 7-3 win over the Padres on Sunday, key late-game relievers Scott Oberg
(2.64 ERA) and Adam Ottavino (2.01) each pitched a scoreless inning. Both have
worked in two straight games and three of the past four.After the victory,
Rockies manager Bud Black said, ” ‘Otto’ will be down (Monday). Oberg will be
down. And the other guys who pitch in relief, if it’s a tight game with the
Giants, have to come through for us. That’s what it’s going to take.”Improvement
from Anderson could determine whether it’s a tight game. He gave up seven hits
and six runs on Aug. 26 against St. Louis and lasted a career-low two-thirds of
an inning as the Cardinals romped 12-3.The Rockies pushed back Anderson’s next
start, and he will take the mound with seven days’ rest and hoping to improve
his wayward command.Anderson went 0-4 with an 11.39 ERA in five August starts
and allowed nine homers in 21 1/3 innings along with a .368 batting average and
1.174 OPS by opponents. He has gone nine starts since he last won July 4 when he
blanked the Giants on two hits for eight innings at Coors Field.Anderson is 1-2
with a 4.11 ERA in five starts against the Giants
http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-russell-wilson-jersey , including two this season in which he’s 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA.Bumgarner threw
seven shutout innings Tuesday against Atlanta but ended up with a no-decision in
the Giants’ 1-0 win. He has allowed two or fewer earned runs in six of his past
seven starts — the exception when he gave up a season-high five earned runs on
Aug. 18 at Cincinnati — going 2-2 with a 2.11 ERA during that stretch while
holding opponents to a .199 average and .676 OPS.Bumgarner is 12-8 with a 2.93
ERA in 28 career starts against the Rockies, including 0-1 with a 1.38 ERA in
two starts this year. He’s 5-6 with a 3.93 ERA in 14 starts at Coors Field.In
the past eight games, the Giants’ starters have a 1.20 ERA (seven earned runs,
52 1/3 innings). But San Francisco has scored three or fewer runs in six of its
past nine games.The Giants (68-70) have dropped three of their past four games,
including the final two of three to the New York Mets after trading right
fielder Andrew McCutchen to the New York Yankees for two prospects just before
the Aug. 31 trade deadline.The Giants acquired McCutchen last winter. No longer
the middle-of-the lineup force he was in Pittsburgh, McCutchen noneheless played
regularly for the Giants. But they are mired in fourth place, and with McCutchen
eligible for free agency after the season, a trade, while not welcome, made
sense.“Contrary to some other general managers, our front office, we don’t
necessarily relish the trade deadline and being involved in this
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