Colorado Rockies (16-12, third in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (16-12, fourth in the NL West)
San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Austin Gomber (2-2, 3.58 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Giants: Carlos Rodon (3-1, 1.55 ERA, .83 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)
LINE: Giants -256, Rockies +210; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Colorado Rockies to open a three-game series.
San Francisco has gone 8-7 in home games and 16-12 overall. The Giants have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the NL at .237.
Colorado has a 16-12 record overall and an 11-5 record at home. Rockies hitters have a collective .411 slugging percentage to lead the NL.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilmer Flores has six doubles and three home runs for the Giants. Thairo Estrada is 7-for-36 with three doubles and five RBI over the last 10 games.
Charlie Blackmon has six doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI for the Rockies. C.J. Cron is 13-for-35 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 3-7, .236 batting average, 5.73 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
Rockies: 6-4, .246 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Giants: Brandon Belt: day-to-day (neck), Steven Duggar: 60-Day IL (oblique), Anthony DeSclafani: 10-Day IL (ankle), Evan Longoria: 10-Day IL (finger), Tommy La Stella: 10-Day IL (achilles), Matthew Boyd: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rockies: Kris Bryant: 10-Day IL (back), Ryan Rolison: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Peter Lambert: 10-Day IL (forearm), Scott Oberg: 60-Day IL (arm)
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