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Sport / league:: MLB
Event / fixture:: Washington at Colorado
Event date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 at 10:40 AM
Market:: Head-to-head
Tip:: Colorado Rockies @ 1.57 (10Bet)
Tip Result:: Loss

The 35-30 Colorado Rockies host the 31-32 Washington Nationals after beating them 8-3 in the first game of this series. The Rockies are 5-2 in their last 7 games and 5-2 in their last 7 at home. Of late they have gotten the better of the Nationals, going 4-1 in their last 5 and 11-5 in their last 16 at home against Washington. The Nationals, meanwhile, are 1-5 in their last 6 on the road.

Colorado pitcher Jorge De La Rosa brings a 3.38 ERA and 7-3 W/L record into this game, but his home form has been especially strong. He had a bad outing in his last start, nevertheless the Rockies are 6-0 in his six starts at home this season with him posting a 3.15 ERA and 5-0 W/L record. De La Rosa has a 4-1 team record when pitching against the Nationals, with his solitary loss coming in 2006. He is 4-0 against them since then.

Washington continue to struggle with their pitching rotation and have had to bring in Ross Ohlendorf from Triple A. This will be his first MLB start since August 2012. In 2012 he went 4-4 with a 7.77 ERA. Unfortunately, he likely won't get much help from his team's offence. The Nationals are currently the second lowest scoring team in the league at 3.5 runs per game. The Rockies, meanwhile, are the second highest scoring team at 5.0 runs per game.

I'm taking the Rockies based on Jorge De La Rosa's strong home record and Colorado's superior team form.

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