In the second game of a three-game series at Oracle Park, the San Francisco Giants (50-55) take on the Colorado Rockies (38-66), Saturday at 10:35 PM ET.
The Rockies are road underdogs (+177) at the Giants (-213). The San Francisco Giants will hand the ball to Hayden Birdsong (2-0, 3.55 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Rockies will counter with Tanner Gordon (0-2, 10.61 ERA).
These squads play again following the Giants’ 11-4 victory over the Rockies yesterday. Kyle Harrison (6.2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 11 K) earned the win for the Giants. Jorge Soler went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI to lead the team on offense. Kyle Freeland (4.0 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 8 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Rockies.
Get ready for the Giants vs. Rockies with everything you need to know about Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Giants (-213, bet $213 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rockies (+177, bet $100 to win $177)
- Over/under: 8
Giants vs. Rockies: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Game Time: 10:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Oracle Park
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Giants stats and trends
Giants betting records
- The Giants have been favorites in 51 games this season and won 28 (54.9%) of those contests.
- San Francisco has played as favorites of -213 or more once this season and lost that game.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 68.1% chance to win.
- San Francisco and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of its 105 games with a total this season.
- The Giants are 50-54-0 against the spread this season.
Hayden Birdsong (Giants probable starter)
- Birdsong makes the start for the Giants, his sixth of the season. He is 2-0 with a 3.55 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty tossed six innings against the Colorado Rockies, allowing two earned runs while surrendering two hits.
- In five games this season, the 22-year-old has an ERA of 3.55, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .209 against him.
- Birdsong enters the game with one quality start under his belt this season.
- Birdsong is looking for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages five innings per appearance on the mound.
- So far he has allowed one or more earned runs in each of his appearances.
- He will take the mound against a Rockies offense that ranks 12th in MLB with 868 total hits (on a .246 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .404 (12th in MLB) with 115 total home runs (13th in MLB).
- Birdsong has pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on two hits while striking out 12 against the Rockies this season.
Giants batting stats
- The Giants’ 106 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 298 extra-base hits, San Francisco ranks 17th in MLB with a .393 slugging percentage this season.
- The Giants rank 15th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
- San Francisco ranks 14th in the majors with 463 total runs scored this season.
- The Giants have an OBP of .315 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- San Francisco is ranked 18th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
Rockies stats and trends
Rockies betting records
- The Rockies have come away with 38 wins in the 104 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Colorado has a win-loss record of 7-19 when favored by +177 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 36.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Colorado and its opponents have gone over in 54 of its 104 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 103 games with a line this season, the Rockies have a mark of 50-53-0 against the spread.
Tanner Gordon (Rockies probable starter)
- The Rockies are sending Gordon (0-2) out for his third start of the season.
- His last time out came on Friday, July 12 against the New York Mets, when the righty threw three innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- In two games this season, he has a 10.61 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .372 against him.
- Gordon has put up one start this year where he pitched five or more innings.
- The opposing Giants offense has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.393) and ranks 19th in home runs hit (106) in all of MLB. They have a collective .244 batting average, and are 14th in the league with 864 total hits and 14th in MLB action scoring 463 runs.
Rockies batting stats
- The Rockies are 13th in MLB action with 115 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- So far this year, Colorado’s .404 slugging percentage ranks 12th in the majors.
- The Rockies have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).
- Averaging 4.3 runs per game (449 total), Colorado is the 16th-highest scoring team in MLB.
- The Rockies are 20th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .308.