The Colorado Rockies ($1.67 favourites), victorious in their past four matches, continue their pursuit of the National League wild card in the first of three weekend encounters against the resurgent Pittsburgh Pirates ($2.20), who themselves are winners of five straight.
Jeff Hoffman will be the starting pitcher for the Rockies with a 6-1 season record, but his batters have helped him out lately. In his past five starts, Hoffman has allowed 22 earned runs.
Trevor Williams takes the mound for the Pirates and despite achieving only a 3-4 mark this season, he has given up either two or three earned runs - 15 in total - in his past six starts.