The Rockies stumbled out of the gate last night and never fully recovered leading to them dropping the second game of their series with the Giants by a final score of 5-3 last night. Chad Bettis allowed back to back home runs in the first inning to Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval and before most of the fans had even found their seat, the Giants had a 3-0 lead. They did not look back and finished the Rockies off. Sergio Romo got his 32nd save of the year as he retired the Rockies in order in the ninth inning.
Tonight the Rockies will be sending Jhoulys Chacin to the mound to face off against the Giants. Chacin is having a great year and has showed that he can keep his emotions under check while on the mound this year. He has a 12-7 record this year with a 3.22 ERA in 25 starts on the season. He was able to pick up his 12th win of the season in his last start against the Marlins in Miami. He was very good in that start as he went seven innings allowing just four hits, two runs, issued four walks and struck out five. The four walks for him was a season high, but he was able to limit the damage when the runners did reach base. It is something that he will not want to get into a habit of doing as he will surely not get away with another game like that when he is facing a decent opponent. At home this year he has a higher ERA but he has been able to pitch to a 7-3 record in 14 games started. This year against the Giants he has made two starts and is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA. On June 28th he had a fantastic game against the Giants as he pitched eight shutout innings allowing just three hits in the game and picked up the victory. Current Giants players are hitting .275 against Chacin with two home runs and 12 RBI in 138 combined at bats. Chacin will need to work the ball low in the zone and work the corners tonight as he faces off against the Giants. The Giants are a patient team at the plate so if he tries to nibble on the corners he will be risking elevating his pitch count and getting his walk numbers higher again.
Tonight the Giants will be sending Madison Bumgarner to the hill to counter Jhoulys Chacin. Bumgarner has quietly had a very good season for the struggling Giants. On the year he has an 11-8 record with a very good 2.84 ERA. He has been solid throughout the year for the Giants but his record does not indicate it, but the Giants have failed to give him much support when he is on the mound. He took a loss in his last game out against the Pirates despite pitching well in the game. He went eight innings allowing seven hits and three runs, but the Giants lost the game 3-1. He is 7-4 on the road this year with a 3.17 ERA in 14 games started this season. He has faced off against the Rockies three times this year and has a 2-1 record with a high 5.19 ERA. His last start against the Rockies was on June 30th and he picked up the win in that game as he went seven innings allowing just four hits and one run. The Rockies have done well in their career matchups against Bumgarner as they have a .288 average with seven home runs and 25 RBI in 184 combined at bats. He is a talented pitcher that the Rockies are very familiar with. They will need to swing early in the count because once he gets two strikes on a hitter then he can use his wipeout slider to get the out.
The Giants lineup for the game tonight is as follows:
1. Gregor Blanco, CF
2. Marco Scutaro, 2B
3. Brandon Belt, 1B
4. Buster Posey, C
5. Hunter Pence, RF
6. Pablo Sandoval, 3B
7. Brandon Crawford, SS
8. Roger Kieschnick, LF
9. Madison Bumgarner, P
The Rockies lineup for the game tonight is as follows:
1. Charlie Blackmon, CF
2. DJ LeMahieu, 2B
3. Troy Tulowitzki, SS
4. Michael Cuddyer, RF
5. Wilin Rosario, 1B
6. Nolan Arenado, 3B
7. Yorvit Torrealba, C
8. Charlie Culberson, LF
9. Jhoulys Chacin, P
First pitch for the game tonight is scheduled for 6:40 PM Mountain time. The Rockies will be looking to get the series victory against the Giants and continue to have a great record against division opponents. Jhoulys Chacin will be trying to limit the Giants offense tonight and pick up his 13th victory of the season.
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