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I love the Rockies tonight as I look for them to bounce back from a poor performance last night. This is one of the few times the Rockies have their offense healthy and ready to go with Fowler, Cargo, Tulo, and Cuddyer and even Todd Helton all in the line up last night. They'll need them against the young Jose Fernandez who posts a 2.75 ERA on the year. Fernandez though will have a difficult time pitchign at Coors for the first time. He's a fly ball pitcher and he already has a 4.17 ERA on the road and is walking more than 3 batters per 9 innings. He also probably won't get much support. Marlins just snapped out of a 37 inning scoreless streak and are scoring just 2.74 runs per 9 vs. RHP on the road. They also face Jhoulys Chacin who is on a streak of his own.
Chacin has a 3.12 ERA over his last 7 outings, but what is more impressive and what made this a 5* play for me is the difference in his starts when he's well rested. When he's on 5 or more days of rest he has a 2.50 ERA in 9 starts this year. He should keep the Rockies in it and the Rockies have a significant advantage offensively. The Marlins are 15-43 in their last 58 as a road dog while the Rockies are 31-15 in their last 46 overall as a favorite.
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