The set-up: The Rockies won last night's game 3-1, the opener of this three-game series between Colorado and Arizona. Colorado's victory gives them a 15-9 record, a half-game better than 15-10 Arizona. That's pretty heady stuff (although it's early) for teams which were 75-87 and 69-93 in 2016, respectively. Colorado's bullpen combined for three hitless innings last night, after being torched for 25 runs over the previous three games (all losses). As for the Diamondbacks, the team managed just six hits, after averaging 7.57 RPG over the last seven contests.

The pitching matchup: Lefty Tyler Anderson (1-3 & 7.11 ERA) gets the nod for Colorado and Arizona will counter with Zack Greinke (2-2 & 2.93 ERA). Anderson comes off a win but had lost his previous three starts and has yet to complete six innings in any of his five 2017 starts. Anderson is in just his second season and he posted a 6.30 ERA in two starts against Arizona last year and while he wasn't saddled with a loss in either game, the Rockies lost both. Greinke has allowed one run in three of his five starts this season and has struck out 31 while walking just six this season. He struggled against Colorado last season, going 0-1 with a 6.48 ERA in three starts to drop to 7-4 with a 4.09 ERA n 20 career appearances (19 starts / teams are 12-7).

The pick: As noted, Anderson is in just his second season and the road has not been kind to him. He's 1-6 with a 5.29 ERA in 10 career road outings, with the Rockies going 2-8! Yes, Arizona had just six hits (all singles) last night but the D'backs had scored 53 runs in their previous seven games. Getting to Anderson hardly seems like a stretch and note that the Rockies halted a five-game slide against the Diamondbacks with Friday's victory. All back Greinke and make Arizona a 10* play.