A winning streak will be on the line for the Colorado Rockies on Friday when they battle the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field.
The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace lefthander Cole Hamels in this game. Hamels has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.
Hamels's opponent in this one will be Jason Marquis. The Rockies righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 148-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Phillies got into the win column on Wednesday by defeating the Braves 12-11 in the finale of a three-game series, as -115 favorites. That game's combined 23 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).
Raul Ibanez went deep for a two-run shot and collected three RBIs. Clay Condrey got the win in relief, and Brad Lidge tossed the final inning to earn the save.
The Rockies clobbered the Diamondbacks 9-2 and clinched the three-game series 2-1 on Wednesday, as +120 underdogs. The combined 11 runs made it OVER that game's posted over/under (10).
Ian Stewart homered and finished with two RBIs in leading the way. Franklin Morales surrendered just four hits and one run to post the win in six innings on the hill.
Current streak:
Colorado has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 1-2 SU
Colorado: 2-1 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Colorado home to Philadelphia, Saturday, April 11