Colorado Rockies (16-14, fifth in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (18-12, third in the NL West)
San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Chad Kuhl (3-0, 1.82 ERA, .84 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Giants: Alex Cobb (1-1, 4.80 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)
LINE: Giants -204, Rockies +170; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies will aim to end their three-game road skid in a matchup against the San Francisco Giants.
San Francisco is 18-12 overall and 10-7 in home games. The Giants have gone 12-1 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Colorado has a 16-14 record overall and an 11-5 record at home. Rockies hitters are batting a collective .260, the best team batting average in the NL.
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilmer Flores has six doubles and three home runs while hitting .270 for the Giants. Mauricio Dubon is 8-for-23 with two home runs over the last 10 games.
C.J. Cron has seven doubles, a triple and nine home runs while hitting .307 for the Rockies. Randal Grichuk is 6-for-32 with two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 5-5, .263 batting average, 4.81 ERA, even run differential
Rockies: 5-5, .251 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by seven runs
INJURIES: Giants: Wilmer Flores: day-to-day (lower back tightness), 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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