MLB Baseball Betting Picks - Rockies hoping to start rolling

[Shame About Ray]

The Colorado Rockies made it all the way to the World Series last season, but so far this year they have been an online baseball betting fan’s nightmare and haven’t played like serious championship contenders. With pitching looking like a problem, the Rockies hit the road this weekend for a three-game series against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers – and a chance to get back on the winning track.

Colorado’s pitching problems were certainly highlighted this past week. Staff ace Jeff Francis was knocked around for four earned runs on six hits and four walks over seven innings against the Phillies on Tuesday; the lefthander actually picked up a no-decision in that contest, but the control issues boosted his ERA to 5.68 on the season. Francis has given up at least four earned runs in three of his four starts for the Rockies this year.

Not to be outdone, Rockies closer Manny Corpas blew back-to-back save chances on Tuesday and Wednesday versus the Phillies and Cubs. In the game against Philadelphia, Corpas allowed three earned runs on three hits and a walk in his inning of work, and against Chicago the righthander surrendered two earned runs on two hits in the ninth inning. That made four blown saves over eight chances, and an ERA of 7.50.

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