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It’s the 41-26 Colorado Rockies versus the 30-35 Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd game of a three-game set at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tonight. The first pitch in the finale is scheduled to be thrown at 7:05 PM ET.
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The MLB betting board lists the visiting Rockies as a small -115 to -125 betting favorite over the hosting Pirates. The O/U line for this game is a consensus 8.5 runs on the odds board at the sportsbooks we track.
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In Game 2 of this series yesterday, the Pirates beat the Rockies 5-2. In that game, the Pirates scored five runs on nine hits and the Rockies scored two runs on four hits. Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen had two HR in the game.
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This season the Rockies rank 3rd in the Majors in runs scored and 9th in team ERA.
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The Pirates rank 18th in the Majors in runs scored and 22nd in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Colorado: German Marquez (4-3, 4.44 ERA)<br />
Pittsburgh: Chad Kuhl (1-5, 5.63 ERA)
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German Marquez goes for the Rockies in this series finale and in his last start he only went three innings, but only gave up one earned run on two hits in a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. In his previous start he was lit up for six earned runs in five innings in an 8-5 loss to the San Diego Padres. However, the Rockies have won five of his last six starts and in those five wins Marquez has given up five earned runs in 27 innings of work. This will be the rookies first career start against the Pirates and in his last five starts he has an ERA of 4.01. Colorado has won four of Marquez’s last five starts against teams from the NL Central.
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Chad Kuhl gets the call for the Pirates tonight and he had a solid last start only giving up one earned run on four hits in five innings, but the bullpen fell apart in a 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The Pirates have lost five of his last six starts including his last three. However, even though Pittsburgh has dropped his last two outings the bullpen is mainly to blame, as he has given up three earned runs in 10 innings, but the Pirates gave up 15 runs overall in those two games. In Kuhl’s last four starts he has an ERA of 3.72 and this will be his first career start against the Rockies. The Pirates have only won one of his last 11 starts facing a team that has a winning record.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Pirates are 17-5 in their last 22 games against the Rockies.
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The Pirates are 11-2 in their last 13 home games against the Rockies.
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In the last 16 games between these teams in Pittsburgh the Under record is 11-2-3.
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This season the Pirates are 18-15 at home and the Rockies are 24-13 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Colorado Rockies: 41-26 SU / O/U 28-35 / Run Line W/L 39-28<br />
Pittsburgh Pirates: 30-35 SU / O/U 31-29 / Run Line W/L 33-32
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Colorado at Pittsburgh Key Betting Trends<br />
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COL is 7-3 in their last 10 overall
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COL is 3-8 in their last 11 vs. a team with a losing record
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COL has an Under record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 games
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PITT is 4-0 in their last 4 overall
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PITT is 4-0 in their last 4 home games
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PITT has an Over record of 11-4-1 in their last 16 games vs. a right-h
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anded starter
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>ROCKIES</b><br />
[P] 06/03/2017 - Tyler Anderson 10-day DL (06/01) ( Knee )<br />
[LF] 06/07/2017 - Gerardo Parra 10-day DL (06/07) ( Quad )<br />
[P] 04/13/2017 - Jonathan Gray 10-day DL (04/14) ( Foot )<br />
[P] 03/16/2017 - Chad Bettis 60-day DL (03/26) ( Illness )<br />
[LF] 03/16/2017 - David Dahl 10-day DL (03/30) ( Ribs )<br />
[C] 03/16/2017 - Tom Murphy 10-day DL (03/30) ( Forearm )
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<b>PIRATES</b><br />
[C] 05/30/2017 - Chris Stewart 10-day DL (05/30) ( Hamstring )<br />
[P] 05/28/2017 - Antonio Bastardo 10-day DL (04/25) ( Quad )<br />
[P] 05/28/2017 - Josh Lindblom 10-day DL (05/20) ( Side )<br />
[C] 06/07/2017 - Francisco Cervelli 7-day DL (06/07) ( Concussion )<br />
[CF] 04/18/2017 - Starling Marte 80-game suspension (eligible to return 07/18 vs. Milwaukee) ( Suspension )
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