Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds & Pick: August 8th 2010

Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Pick: Colorado Rockies -101 odds
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The Colorado Rockies are not about to lose this series to Pittsburgh. Yes, they have lost 2 of the first 3, but I fully expect them to bounce back in a big way Sunday as they take on Paul Maholm and the Pirates. Maholm is 7-9 with a 4.73 ERA and 1.530 WHIP in 22 starts this season. The lefty is 5-6 with a 5.05 ERA at home, and 1-2 with an 8.31 ERA and 2.077 WHIP in his last 3 starts. Over that time, he has allowed 16 earned runs and 36 base runners in 17.1 innings. It even included a start at Colorado, where he allowed 8 earned runs and 14 base runners in 5.1 innings of a 3-9 loss to the Rockies.

In fact, Maholm has never been able to figure out this Colorado line-up. Maholm is 1-5 with a 6.27 ERA and 1.752 WHIP In 7 career starts vs. Colorado. Rockies hitters are licking their chops at an opportunity to face Maholm, especially after their heartbreaking 7-8 defeat last night in extra innings. The Rockies came back from 3 runs down in the 9th to tie it, took a 2-run lead in the 10th, but gave up a 3-run walk-off home run to Pedro Alvarez in the bottom of the 10th to lose by one. The Rockies are 15-4 against the money line after allowing 8 runs or more this season. The Rockies are 14-3 in their last 17 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. Colorado is 12-4 in their last 16 games during Game 4 of a series, while Pittsburgh is 31-66 in their last 97 Game 4’s. The Pirates are also 14-43 in their last 57 Sunday games. Bet Colorado Sunday.