San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies

By Bush StaffUpdated 48d ago·1 min read
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Robbie Ray drew Sean Sullivan for the rematch, first pitch set for 6:10 PM MT, and the gap in resumes could hardly have been starker heading in.

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Best BetRockies +108
Postgame

Colorado fell 4-6 as Sullivan's shaky outing outweighed the Coors bump, busting the moneyline pick.

Pregame

Sharp money pushed Colorado's price from +131 down to +113 leading into first pitch, tightening a spot bettors liked with the home discount at altitude. We took the Rockies at that earlier number, banking on Coors and a shot at Sullivan settling in. Robbie Ray's excellent recent form for San Francisco always made this the side with real swing risk.

Colorado's pitching staff took a fresh hit Saturday, placing both starter Tomoyuki Sugano and reliever Seth Halvorsen on the 15-day IL, thinning out a group already leaning hard on Sullivan. San Francisco is banged up too — Matt Chapman, Harrison Bader and Daniel Susac are all out — but Ray gave the Giants exactly the kind of stabilizing arm they needed. The market had drifted toward Colorado before first pitch, for what it's worth.

San Francisco Giants
Robbie Ray
(8-6)·3.38 ERA
Jun 28 vs Braves
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8.0IP
0ER
2K
1BB
95P
07/04 Lineup
Colorado Rockies
Sean Sullivan
(0-3)·8.87 ERA
Jun 29 vs Marlins
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4.2IP
5ER
5K
2BB
82P
07/04 Lineup

None of that mattered once the game actually started. San Francisco jumped on Sullivan immediately and never let go, banking 4 runs before Colorado had much of anything going.

It was a stunning reversal from earlier in the day, when the Rockies hung a 15-3 beatdown on this same Giants team. Hunter Goodman and Mickey Moniak had been the story of Colorado's turnaround all week, powering a 3-2 stretch over their last five games, but Ray made sure that bat flurry didn't carry into the nightcap. He'd gone 8 shutout innings on 95 pitches his last time out against Atlanta, and while this line wasn't nearly as clean, San Francisco's offense picked up the slack with 14 hits.

San Francisco Giants
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Jul 4L@ Rockies3-15
Jul 2W@ Diamondbacks6-4
Jul 1L@ Diamondbacks2-8
Jun 30L@ Diamondbacks4-5
Jun 28Wvs Braves3-2
Colorado Rockies
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Jul 4Wvs Giants15-3
Jul 2Wvs Marlins14-4
Jul 2Wvs Marlins6-3
Jul 1Lvs Marlins3-14
Jun 30Lvs Marlins7-10

Neither of these teams is playing October baseball, but nights like this are why the series still had juice. Colorado still salvaged a split thanks to the day-game rout, and Sullivan gets another shot to prove his 9.28 ERA is an aberration. San Francisco, meanwhile, will need plenty more of this kind of resilience if this brutal stretch is going to turn into anything else.

Both rosters are bruised right now, which makes bounce-back nights like this even harder to pull off.

San Francisco Giants
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  • 10-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B)Chapman was diagnosed with an abdominal muscle strain following his removal from Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.07/01
  • 10-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF)Bader (foot) will start his hitting and throwing progressions later this week, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.06/29
  • 10-Day-ILDaniel Susac (C)The Giants placed Susac on the 10-day injured list Friday with a lower-back strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.06/26
  • 15-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP)The Giants placed Gage on the 15-day IL on Saturday due to a left elbow strain, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.07/04
  • 15-Day-ILKeaton Winn (RP)Winn (elbow) completed a 25-pitch bullpen Monday, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.06/29
  • 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP)Peguero (hamstring) threw 30 pitches during a bullpen session Monday, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.06/29
  • 60-Day-ILJason Foley (RP)Foley (shoulder) struck out two over a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.06/15
  • 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP)The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP)Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP)The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP)The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
Colorado Rockies
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  • 10-Day-ILBrenton Doyle (CF)Doyle (oblique/groin) is expected to resume his rehab assignment at Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.07/03
  • 15-Day-ILSeth Halvorsen (RP)The Rockies placed Halvorsen on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 1, due to right shoulder inflammation.07/04
  • 15-Day-ILTomoyuki Sugano (SP)Colorado placed Sugano (back) on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 1.07/04
  • 15-Day-ILBlas Castano (RP)Castano (pectoral) is expected to begin a throwing program next week, MLB.com reports.07/03
  • 15-Day-ILJaden Hill (RP)Hill (shoulder) resumed playing catch Wednesday, MLB.com reports.07/02
  • 60-Day-ILChase Dollander (SP)Dollander underwent an internal brace procedure on his right elbow Monday, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.06/23
  • 60-Day-ILWelinton Herrera (RP)Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer announced Monday that Herrera (elbow) has been diagnosed with a torn UCL and will miss the remainder of the season, Jack Janes of MLB.com reports.06/02
  • 60-Day-ILMcCade Brown (SP)Brown (shoulder) had been scheduled to throw a live bullpen session this weekend, MLB.com reports.06/01
  • 60-Day-ILJose Quintana (SP)The Rockies placed Quintana on the 15-day injured list Monday with a left elbow sprain.05/28
  • 60-Day-ILRJ Petit (RP)The Rockies transferred Petit (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILPierson Ohl (RP)The Rockies placed Ohl (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
  • 60-Day-ILKris Bryant (DH)Bryant said Tuesday that the ongoing pain in his back continues to prevent him from participating in baseball activities, though he's still consulting with doctors and trainers for potential rehab options, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.05/08
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