Oakland (60-43) at Colorado (54-47)
When: Friday, July 27th 2018
Where: Coors Field, Denver, CO
Time: 8:40 ET | TV: NBCS California,
AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain
Opening Odds: Colorado -119/11
The Oakland Athletics have been on an incredible run since the beginning of June, and are just a game out of the AL Wild Card thanks to powering their way through away from home. The A’s are now 35-21 on the road after a four-game sweep in Texas this week that included a 7-6 triumph on Thursday, and have scored 51 runs during their current six-game winning streak – including 41 against the Rangers. Matt Chapman went 3-for-3 with a homer and three runs scored Thursday for the Athletics, who lead the major leagues with 96 dingers on the road and figure to add to that total when they visit hitter-friendly Coors Field to take on the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. A’s DH Khris Davis, who hit six homers during a four-game streak before being kept in the park on Thursday, will get the start in left field for the series in a National League park. Colorado avoided a third consecutive loss on Wednesday as it squeaked by Houston 3-2 on a walk-off solo homer by Charlie Blackmon for its sixth win in seven home games and eighth in 10 overall. Blackmon, who has eclipsed 20 home runs for the third straight season, brings an eight-game hitting streak into the series opener during which he has gone 12-for-32. Carlos Gonzalez also went yard in Wednesday’s win for the Rockies, who are two games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West and one back in the NL Wild Card race.
Pitchers: Athletics – Sean Manaea (9-6, 3.38 ERA) | Rockies – Kyle Freeland (8-6, 3.28)
Sean Manaea continues to be the ace of this Oakland staff and has not lost a game in his last nine outings during which he is 4-0 with a 3.09 ERA after settling for a no-decision against San Francisco on Sunday. Manaea surrendered just two runs and four hits while recording five strikeouts without issuing a walk in 6.2 innings. This will be Manaea’s first meeting with Colorado, but he is 1-2 with a 4.45 ERA in five interleague starts this year.
Kyle Freeland has been terrific and hasn’t lost in his last seven trips to the mound after allowing four runs on five hits and three walks over five innings against Arizona last time out. Freeland has just two victories over those seven starts but allowed fewer than three runs six times while posting a 2.55 ERA. He will also be facing Oakland for the first time, and has given up three runs and 13 hits over 12 innings in two interleague no-decisions this season.
It’s really hard to go against this Oakland team right now. They were dead in the water twice against Texas this week and pulled both of them out. They can really mash the ball and should be excited to be playing in Coors Field this weekend. I say they take the opener behind their ace.
Pick: A’s +106
BETTING TRENDS:
- Athletics are 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Athletics are 10-2 in their last 12 vs. National League West.
- Athletics are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague road games.
- Athletics are 10-2 in their last 12 interleague games.
- Athletics are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Athletics are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Athletics are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Athletics are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Athletics are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Athletics are 26-7 in their last 33 overall.
- Athletics are 26-7 in their last 33 games on grass.
- Athletics are 7-2 in their last 9 during game 1 of a series.
- Athletics are 24-8 in their last 32 road games.
- Athletics are 17-35 in their last 52 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Athletics are 27-58 in their last 85 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Athletics are 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games.
- Athletics are 7-1 in Manaea’s last 8 starts.
- Athletics are 7-1 in Manaea’s last 8 starts on grass.
- Athletics are 6-1 in Manaea’s last 7 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Athletics are 8-2 in Manaea’s last 10 starts with 4 days of rest.
- Athletics are 5-2 in Manaea’s last 7 road starts.
- Athletics are 10-4 in Manaea’s last 14 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Athletics are 2-5 in Manaea’s last 7 Friday starts.
- Rockies are 6-0 in their last 6 Friday games.
- Rockies are 6-1 in their last 7 home games.
- Rockies are 6-1 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games.
- Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague home games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague home games.
- Rockies are 7-2 in their last 9 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Rockies are 16-5 in their last 21 overall.
- Rockies are 16-5 in their last 21 games on grass.
- Rockies are 16-5 in their last 21 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rockies are 5-2 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series.
- Rockies are 17-35 in their last 52 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Rockies are 20-43 in their last 63 vs. American League West.
- Rockies are 2-5 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Rockies are 4-0 in Freeland’s last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Rockies are 4-0 in Freeland’s last 4 starts.
- Rockies are 4-0 in Freeland’s last 4 starts on grass.
- Rockies are 6-1 in Freeland’s last 7 home starts.
- Rockies are 5-1 in Freeland’s last 6 interleague starts.
- Rockies are 5-2 in Freeland’s last 7 Friday starts.
- Over is 6-1-1 in Athletics last 8 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Athletics last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 12-3-2 in Athletics last 17 Friday games.
- Over is 6-2-1 in Athletics last 9 road games.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Athletics last 5 interleague road games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Over is 9-3-2 in Athletics last 14 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Over is 11-4-2 in Athletics last 17 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Over is 18-7-3 in Athletics last 28 during game 1 of a series.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Athletics last 8 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 7-3-2 in Athletics last 12 vs. National League West.
- Under is 7-3-2 in Athletics last 12 interleague games.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Manaea’s last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.
- Over is 4-0 in Manaea’s last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 7-1-1 in Manaea’s last 9 starts with 4 days of rest.
- Over is 5-1-1 in Manaea’s last 7 road starts.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Manaea’s last 5 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 5-2 in Manaea’s last 7 starts on grass.
- Over is 5-2 in Manaea’s last 7 starts overall.
- Under is 5-0-1 in Rockies last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Under is 4-0 in Rockies last 4 interleague home games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Rockies last 4 home games.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Rockies last 4 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 5-0 in Rockies last 5 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Rockies last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Rockies last 4 vs. American League West.
- Under is 10-1-1 in Rockies last 12 interleague home games.
- Over is 6-1-1 in Rockies last 8 Friday games.
- Under is 9-2 in Rockies last 11 games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 7-2 in Rockies last 9 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
- Under is 19-6-3 in Rockies last 28 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 36-14-1 in Rockies last 51 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 18-7-3 in Rockies last 28 interleague games.
- Over is 9-4-3 in Rockies last 16 during game 1 of a series.
- Under is 4-0-1 in Freeland’s last 5 interleague starts.
- Under is 10-1 in Freeland’s last 11 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 6-1 in Freeland’s last 7 Friday starts.
- Under is 20-4 in Freeland’s last 24 home starts.
- Under is 13-3 in Freeland’s last 16 starts with 5 days of rest.
- Under is 16-5-1 in Freeland’s last 22 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 33-12-3 in Freeland’s last 48 starts on grass.
- Under is 33-12-3 in Freeland’s last 48 starts overall.
- Under is 7-3-2 in Freeland’s last 12 starts during game 1 of a series.
- Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.
- Athletics are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Colorado.
- Athletics are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
