San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies Prediction and Picks - September 2, 2025
The Colorado Rockies will continue their series against the San Francisco Giants with the opening pitch slated for 9:40 PM Eastern, as the Giants took game one of the series in an 8-2 final.
Giants Climb to .500
San Francisco got to work early, scoring at the top of the first and never falling behind. The Giants finished with 11 hits as three batters finished with multiple hits at the plate. Drew Gilbert led the way with four hits and a home run as San Francisco struck out just six times. Kai-Wei Teng got the start, and over 5.1 innings, he struck out eight and allowed two hits.
RHP Logan Webb is expected to take the mound for the San Francisco Giants. Webb will be making his 28th start of the season, and he holds a 12-9 record to go with a 3.11 ERA. Webb has struck out 187 batters while issuing just 37 walks. While he has given up his fair share of hits lately, Webb has struck out double digits in two of his last five starts. Along with that, he has been surrendering the long ball at a lower rate than his season average over his last five starts.
On the Road this season, Webb holds the following splits:
- ERA: 3.62
- Opponent Batting Average (OBA): .260
- BB/K Ratio: 0.9
San Francisco enters this contest averaging 5.0 runs per game, which lands them at 7th in the league. The Giants have struggled with consistency at the plate this season and are currently sitting in the bottom 10 in overall batting average. The Giants have been hitting even more weakly on the road, but more than half of their home runs have come away from home. San Francisco has been hitting their strongest in afternoon games this season. On the plus side, home runs have been coming at a much higher rate than the league average. San Francisco's problems begin at the plate, though. They are sitting in the bottom 10 in strikeout rate, but their ability to hit for extra bases has often made their offense lethal.
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Rockies Woes Continue
Colorado outhit the Giants in game one, but the offense was only able to muster two runs as they struck out 10 times. Five players finished with multiple hits at the plate, with Brenton Doyle leading the way with three. Chase Dollander got the start, and over five innings, he struck out two and allowed six runs.
LHP Kyle Freeland is expected to take the mound for the Colorado Rockies. This season, Freeland holds a 3-13 record, logging just one win at home. While he's been able to limit the walks, Freeland has seen his strikeout rate decline, and he's given up three runs or more in four of his last five starts. If he continues to struggle with ball control here, he could be in for another rough start.
At home this season, Freeland posts the following stats:
- ERA: 6.53
- Opponent Batting Average (OBA): .341
- BB/K Ratio: 0.41
Colorado enters this contest averaging 2.89 runs per game, which lands them at 30th in the league. The Rockies are much weaker on the road as their batting average falls to .219, and fewer than half of their home runs and extra-base hits came on the road. They have hit an average in afternoon games, where home runs sailed at an above-average clip. Home runs were few and far between for the offense last season, and poor plate discipline has seen the Rockies drop to the bottom five in both walks received and strikeouts per game. They will need to keep their plate composure here.
San Francsisco ML (4 Units)
The Giants have hit their best both on the road and under the lights this season. While home runs may not be prevalent, Freeland has been allowing at least one per start on average this season at home, and August saw one of his worst monthly ERAs of the season. San Francisco's poise at the plate will allow them to wait for their pitch, and with the Rockies sitting bottom 10 in walks received and strikeouts per game, their inconsistencies could prove fruitful to the Giants' pitching staff.
San Francsisco ML
Under 10.5 (4 Units)
Both of these teams have been hitting weaker this month, relative to their season averages. The Giants are hitting right around one home run per game, but they've fallen to the bottom 10 when it comes to driving runners home. Colorado hasn't been able to figure it out at the plate, and while they have hit better on the road, fewer than half of their home run and extra base hits are coming away from home this season. The Giants' bullpen has done a solid job in terms of limiting the long ball as well. Expect both offenses to be slow out of the gate.
Under 10.5
