New York Mets vs. Colorado Rockies Odds & Pick: April 13th 2010

New York Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
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Both Colorado and New York had an off day on Monday and that benefitted the Mets from a travel standpoint as they got the extra day to adjust to the time change. New York is off to a slow start as it is 2-4, losing both series as it won the opener of both but then dropped the final two games as the offense was to blame in those four defeats, averaging just three runs per game. Away from the city now, New York could use a big run and it will get some good prices facing contenders Colorado and St. Louis in back-to-back series. This is another situation where we are getting the much better pitcher in this matchup at an underdog price and this one is a pretty big underdog. John Maine toes the rubber following a lousy opening start against the Marlins where he was tagged for four runs in five innings no thanks to two long balls, and that is a bit of an aberration. As he has allowed an average of only one home run per 8.8 innings over the last three years. Pitching in Coors Field may not seem like a place for him to get back into the groove but he has been solid there with two quality performances in two starts in Denver. He has a 2.66 ERA in three career starts against the Rockies. He faces off against Greg Smith who did not pitch well as a rookie in Oakland in 2008 and has not started the season well with Colorado. He did not pitch at all in 2009 in the Majors as injuries kept him in AAA all season. In his opening start this season he gave up five runs in five innings against the Brewers and this could be the last shot at keeping his spot in the rotation. He is a fly ball pitcher and that is certainly not a good thing playing in Colorado and that give the Mets a chance to get those bats going. The Mets are 26-9 in Maine’s last 35 starts following a loss in the previous game. 3* New York Mets