The San Francisco Giants (70-77) are on the road to face the Colorado Rockies (64-83) at Coors Field on Tuesday. The Giants took Monday’s series opener 10-7 in 10 innings, their eighth head-to-head victory in 13 games this season. Camilo Doval got the win with one scoreless inning out of the bullpen, and Scott Alexander earned his second save with a scoreless ninth. Thairo Estrada was 3 for 6 with a home run and a double in the win. He scored three runs and had three RBIs. Michael Toglia went 3 for 4 with two triples, one run, and two RBIs for the Rockies. Charlie Blackmon went 3 for 5 with a triple and one RBI.
ON THE MOUND
John Brebbia (6-2, 2.90 ERA) is slated for the start for San Francisco. The RHP allowed two runs (one earned) in 0.2 innings of relief in his last appearance, a 4-3 road defeat against the Dodgers on Sunday. He was charged with the loss, yielding one hit and walking two. Over seven previous appearances against the Rockies this season, Brebbia has yet to allow a run over 5.1 innings (1-0, 0.00). He has struck out five and walked none. For Colorado, southpaw Kyle Freeland (9-9, 4.43 ERA) is on the mound. He has made two appearances against the Giants this season, both as the starter, giving up nine runs (8 ER) over 12.1 innings (0-0, 5.84) with 13 strikeouts and five walks. In his last start on Wednesday, Freeland got the win on the road against the White Sox. He threw 6.2 scoreless innings and gave up seven hits, striking out five and walking three in the 3-0 triumph.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, San Francisco has averaged 3.8 runs a game, a small drop compared to their season average of 4.4. Against left-handed pitchers like Freeland this season, the Giants have a .723 OPS. Estrada is the team’s strongest performer against left-handers with a .829 OPS in 143 at-bats. Colorado is averaging only 3.6 runs per game in the last five, down slightly from 4.5 for the season. The Rockies have a .691 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .836 OPS over 376 at-bats, C.J. Cron has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
San Francisco is on a three-game winning streak away from Oracle Park, bringing their record to 31-41 in 2022. The Giants have scored 4.3 runs per game away from home, while allowing 4.7 runs. Colorado has gone 40-35 at home this season, averaging 5.9 runs per game while surrendering 5.8. San Francisco is 7-3 in the last 10 games between the NL West rivals at Coors Field with an average scoreline of 6.6-5.0.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Giants are third in the NL West, 32 games behind the division-leading Dodgers. They are fifth in the Wild Card race, 10 games out of third. The Rockies are fifth in the NL West, 38 games behind the Dodgers.
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