Saturday, June 16th

3:05 Colorado @ Detroit

This afternoon Colorado will be playing Detroit for the second game of a three game series.  Last night we saw Colorado open up against Detroit with a big 12 – 4 victory.   This afternoon we expect more of the same with a lot of runs being produced.

Christian Friedrich will be on the mound today for Colorado.  On the season Friedrich has a 4 -2 record and an ERA of 5.85.  In his starts this season Colorado has been able to support him with a lot of runs.  In his seven appearances this year Colorado has average 6 runs, and this is the reason that he has a winning record with such a high ERA.  His last start was a struggle giving up 8 earned runs in only 4 innings of work against the Los Angeles Angels.  Colorado has also been scoring a lot of runs as of late averaging almost 7 runs a game in their last 6 games overall.

Detroit will have Doug Fister starting tonight.  Fister has not started a game since May 28^th, returning from the 15 day DL with a strained left side.  On the year he has a 0 – 3 record and a 3.15 ERA.  Fister will probably not be as sharp as he was before the injury and should result in some runs for the Colorado Rockies.  Also, in Detroit’s last 8 games they have averaged 6 runs a game. 

Expect both teams today to be able to put up runs early and often.  Christian Friedrich should be particularly vulnerable today.  Both pitchers should take early exits today and should allow us to cash this ticket early in the game.

Projected score: Colorado 6 – Detroit 7

Pick: Best Play Colorado @ Detroit OVER 9.5