San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies Odds & Pick: April 10th 2010

San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
Free MLB Pick: San Diego Padres +152 odds
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Colorado won this series opener last night behind a masterful performance from Jorge De La Rosa as he allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out nine in seven shutout innings. The Padres offense has come out of the gates rather slow which is far from a surprise but they should get the bats going tonight following last night. They square off against Jason Hammel who is making his first start of the season after a very average year in his first year with the Rockies last year. He went 10-8 but posted a 4.33 ERA and 1.39 WHIP while allowing opponents to hit .290 over 30 starts and four relief appearances. One offense he had trouble against was San Diego as he had a 5.79 ERA and 1.71 WHIP in four starts against the Padres with three of those coming at home. Speaking of home, he fared much better away from Coors Field with a 3.13 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 15 starts compared to a 5.73 ERA and 1.62 WHIP in 15 starts in Denver. Hammel will be opposed by Mat Latos who had a decent rookie season last year. He allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his 10 starts after his July call up and if not for the blowups, his numbers would have been excellent. His two best starts of the season last year came on the road where he put up a 1.20 WHIP and .211 BAA in six starts. He faces Colorado once last season with mixed results but that was his Major League debut so things were different then as opposed to now. 3* San Diego Padres