Rockies at Giants
O/U 8 · RL Giants -1.5
Giants ML-124
CONF 62%
LLostFinal 13-7
The read
Cool afternoon at Oracle, the wind drifting toward center, and two young starters taking the ball with the series sitting dead even. This feels more like a grinder than another 7-1 runaway.
Blade Tidwell is the separator. His sweeper gives Colorado’s young lineup a pitch it can chase, and he has already handled stronger offenses than this one. Hunter Goodman’s absence removes the Rockies’ most dangerous power bat, while the Giants can attack Gabriel Hughes with Gilbert, Devers, Eldridge and Lee stacked from the left side.
I considered laying the run and a half at +158, but Oracle Park and San Francisco’s inconsistent offense make that unnecessarily ambitious. The Giants have the better starter, the deeper usable bullpen and the final at-bat; at -124, I’ll pay the modest home tax and keep the bet simple.
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Props on this game
2Gabriel HughesOVER 2.5 Pitcher Earned Runs Pitcher Earned Runs+114
WActual 7
Hughes has allowed at least three earned runs in four of his six starts, including five and seven in his two August outings. San Francisco can send four straight left-handed bats at him to open the game, and his changeup has been a liability when he needs an answer against that side. Oracle keeps me away from an aggressive game over, but Hughes giving up three before he exits is a much smaller ask, especially at plus money.
Blade TidwellOVER 4.5 Strikeouts Strikeouts-112
LActual 1
Tidwell's workload is no longer the concern it was earlier in the season: he threw 100 pitches in his first August start and 96 while striking out six Astros last time out. His sweeper owns a 43.6 percent whiff rate, giving him a legitimate finishing pitch against a Colorado club averaging 8.62 strikeouts per game. With Hunter Goodman scratched, I like Tidwell to find five strikeouts before turning it over to the bullpen.
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