Who is predicted to win Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants?

Q: Who is predicted to win Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants?

Our pick is San Francisco Giants. San Francisco's record edges Colorado's even after both teams tore their rosters apart at the deadline, and that gap plus the home field nudges this toward the Giants. It's a thin margin between two non-contenders, so treat this as a lean, not a lock.

Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants

Saturday, August 15 · 1:05 PM PT

By Pablo SanchezUpdated 14m ago·2 min read

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The trade deadline gutted both of these rosters, so Saturday's series opener is less about the standings and more about who's still got a pulse.

Predictions

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Giants———

Best Bet

Giants

San Francisco's record edges Colorado's even after both teams tore their rosters apart at the deadline, and that gap plus the home field nudges this toward the Giants. It's a thin margin between two non-contenders, so treat this as a lean, not a lock.

Rockies

Won last game, split last 2 with Arizona
McCarthy's 2-homer game shows offensive upside
Sold pieces for pitching/prospect depth
Worst record in the sample, 47-73
3 rotation arms on 60-day IL
Dealt bullpen depth (Senzatela, Vodnik) at deadline

Giants

Won last game, split last 2 with Houston
Slightly better overall record than Rockies
Home field at Oracle Park
Blew up rotation, dealt Ray/Mahle/Arraez/Ramos
Chapman done for season, Bader out for year
Susac and Mayer both on 10-day IL

Neither of these teams is playing for anything but next year at this point. The Rockies (47-73) shed bullpen arms Antonio Senzatela and Victor Vodnik and dealt Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle to the White Sox before the deadline, while the Giants (50-70) blew up their own roster, moving Robbie Ray, Luis Arraez, Tyler Mahle, Erik Miller and Heliot Ramos in a stunning 24-hour selloff. Whatever's left on both sides is auditioning for 2027.

With the rotations in flux after all that dealing, neither club has locked in a starter for this one, so there's no probable-pitcher matchup to lean on yet. That alone tells you where these two franchises are right now: less about who's on the mound Saturday and more about who's even still on the roster.

The injury list is doing almost as much roster-shaping as the trade deadline did. Colorado is already down Tyler Freeman (back) and has three starting pitchers — Jose Quintana, Chase Dollander and McCade Brown — on the 60-day IL. San Francisco's situation might be worse: Matt Chapman is done for the season after abdomen surgery, Harrison Bader won't be back before the year ends, and Daniel Susac and Marcelo Mayer are both shelved too. Whoever's filling out these lineups Saturday is running on fumes.

Both clubs at least enter on modest upswings. The Rockies won their last game and have split their last 2 against Arizona after taking 1 of 3 from St. Louis, while the Giants also won their last game and split their last 2 with Houston after dropping 1-2 to Detroit. Neither team looks dangerous, but both have shown flashes — Jake McCarthy's 2-homer game against the Cardinals stands out as a rare bright spot for a Colorado offense that's otherwise been dormant.

Oracle Park hosts the opener at 1:05 PM PT on Saturday, August 15, kicking off a series between two teams with nothing to lose and, if the second half continues on script, not much to win either. Call it a proving ground for whoever's left standing after the selloff.

Sources

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