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The Rockies were cold a week ago, but they've now found some heat, with five wins in a row, after taking the first two games of this four-game series with the Phillies in Denver. Can Colorado make it six straight Saturday? And who do we like for our free MLB pick?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Saturday's MLB betting odds opened Philadelphia and Nola at around -115 over Colorado and Senzatela, with an over/under of 10.5 runs. Early betting action then bumped that line about a dime, to around -125.
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The Phillies could also be found getting around +125 giving the run and a half on the MLB run line.
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Phillies vs. Rockies Set-Up<br />
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Colorado grabbed the opener of this series Thursday night 6-2, then won Friday night 4-3 on Charlie Blackmon's two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning.
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Bryce Harper had given Philadelphia a 3-2 lead Friday with an RBI double in the top of the twelfth before the Philly bullpen blew it.
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So the Rockies now own a five-game winning streak, after losing eight in a row. At 8-12 overall Colorado trails first-place Los Angeles by 5.5 games in the NL West.
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The Phillies are 4-6 over their last 10 games. At 11-7 overall Philly leads the NL East by a half-game over the second-place Mets.
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This series is the first encounter between these teams this season. Last season the Rockies took five of seven games from the Phillies.
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Saturday's Starting Arms<br />
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Senzatela started this season on the DL nursing a sore foot, but he made his season debut a success Monday against San Diego, allowing just one run and six hits through 6 2/3 innings of a 5-2 Colorado victory. Senzatela needed only 83 pitches to get those 20 outs, which is pretty good.
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Last year Senzatela finished 4/13 on quality starts, but also came within three outs of a QS three times. He also completed the season well, allowing five runs over his last four starts, covering 21 2/3 innings, including a good effort against Milwaukee in the National League playoffs. The Rockies finished 7-6 with Senzatela previous season.
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In his only career start against Philadelphia, last September Senzatela allowed one run and five hits through 4 2/3 innings of a 5-3 Rockies win.
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Nola is just one-for-four on QS this season and 0 for his last three. Last time out, Monday against the Mets, Nola got nicked for five runs on seven hits and three walks through just four innings of a 7-6 Philly defeat. And over his last three starts, he's allowed 15 earned runs and 19 hits through 13 1/3 innings.
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The Phillies are 1-3 with Nola this season.
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In two career starts against Colorado, one last year and one in 2017, Nola allowed just three runs and 10 hits through 13 2/3 innings, with 17 whiffs. Philly won both those games.
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Saturday's Batting Splits<br />
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Philadelphia is batting .259/.357/.443 against right-handed pitching this season. But this lineup has also scored a total of just eight runs over its last three games.
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Colorado is batting just, 214/.269/.348 against RH pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Philly bullpen, after blowing Friday's game, owns a 4.12 ERA this season, with a 1.28 WHIP and an 80/26 strikeouts/walks ratio.
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The Rockies bullpen owns a 3.36 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP and a 68/37 K/BB ratio.
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Totals Report<br />
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The overs are 11-8 in Phillies games this season.
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The unders are 12-6 in Rockies games this season.
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The first two games of this series played under totals of 11 and 10.5.
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The unders are 4-3 in games played at Coors Field this season.
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The overs are 4-0 in Nola's starts this season.
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The unders finished 11-2 in Senzatela's starts last season.
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