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Colorado Rockies -187
With the Braves breathing down their neck in the NL Wild Card race, look for a solid effort from the Colorado Rockies at home Wednesday night against the Brewers.
Our Wednesday night MLB selection is on the Colorado Rockies at home in Coors Field over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Colorado remains in the drivers seat for the NL Wild Card spot heading into tonight and wouldn't it be fitting if an unheralded pitcher like Jason Hammel contributed with a big victory tonight for what if probably the most unheralded team still left in conention?
Hammel saw another strong start go to waste last Thursday, as he lasted 6.1 innings and yielded two runs on six hits, striking out six while walking none. Hammel has gone at least six innings in his last five starts, and in 10 of his last 11 starts he's allowed three runs or less, making the former Tampa Bay righthander one of the club's most dependable starters in the second half of the season.
Milwaukee veteran righthanded starter Jeff Suppan was cruising along with back-to-back quality starts and then the wheels really came off in his last outing against the Phillies as Suppan surrendered 12 hits and seven earned runs in less than five innings in what was his second-worst start of the season. It's been a very up-and-down 2009 campaign for the 15-year veteran, but mostly down as indicated by his 7-11 record, 5.04 ERA and the fact that his strikeouts are down (only 76 in 153 innings) and his walks are up (72).
The Rockies have been one of the best home teams of late, going 39-16 in their last 55 home games heading into the start of this series. Take Colorado.