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Arizona D-Backs vs. Colorado Rockies
Play: Colorado Rockies
The Diamondbacks and Rockies take the field at Coors on Sunday afternoon for the final game in their three-game weekend set. Arizona will send Dan Haren to the bump with his 7-5 W/L record and ERA of 2.19 on the season. Haren has been solid on the road as well posting a record of 3-1 W/L with an ERA of 2.45. The problem for Haren and his teammates is the Rockies are playing well and have won twenty of their last twenty-seven when facing right-handed starters. Not only that they are 22-5 W/L their last 27 overall which includes 6-0 W/L at home and 5-0 W/L when installed as a home favorite. Colorado will send Ubaldo Jimenez to the hill with his 6-7 W/L record and ERA of 3.74 overall this season including 4-2 W/L when he takes the bump at home with an ERA of 3.79. Jimenez is only 1-1 W/L over his last three starts but in the last two he has pitched well enough to win just didn?t get the run support he needed. On June 23 he gave up four earned runs on the road at the Angels and lost 4 to 3 then on June 29 he gave up two earned runs at the Dodgers and lost 4 to 2. We expect that to change here today as the Rockies are averaging 5.8 runs per game at home this season with a batting average of .278 and an OBP of .358 while the Diamondbacks are averaging only 4.0 runs per game on the road with a batting average of .222 and an OBP of .294. Arizona has struggled in the role of underdog going 24-53 W/L their last 77 games and 18-40 W/L when installed as a road underdog. Combine these factors and angles with the fact the Diamondbacks are only 17-42 W/L their last 59 road games when facing a team with a winning record and we have a super situation with the Rockies at home over the Diamondbacks. So lay the short price with the host as they cash the winning ticket at Coors Field on Sunday afternoon.
Graded Selection: 2* Colorado Rockies 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 3
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