The Colorado Rockies and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in an interleague contest.
The Rockies will give the ball to starter JorgeDe La Rosa in this one. LefthanderDe La Rosa is 3-7 this season with a 5.85 ERA.
The Athletics will counter De La Rosa with TrevorCahill. RighthanderCahill has a 3.68 ERA to go along with a 5-5 record this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
GarrettAtkins drove in two runs to lead the Rockies in a 4-2 victory over the A’s on Friday, as +120 underdogs. The six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
ToddHelton went 1-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs for the Rockies. JasonHammel improved to 5-3 with the win, and Huston Street collected his 17th save.
KurtSuzuki belted a solo home run for the A’s, who were -140 favorites. Dallas Braden surrendered five hits and four runs over 5 1-3 innings in the loss.
Current streak: Oakland has lost 3 straight games.
Team records: Colorado: 38-35 SU Oakland: 31-41 SU
Colorado most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 8-2
Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Colorado are 5-5 After playing Colorado are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider: Colorado is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games Colorado is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up: Oakland home to Colorado, Sunday, June 28
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