San Francisco @ Colorado preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 28, 2014 ) Colorado 1, San Francisco 4

The San Francisco Giants get a chance to improve their postseason position with two games against the worst team in the league on Monday. The Giants will visit the Colorado Rockies to complete a suspended game from May 22 before the regularly-scheduled contest. San Francisco has won six straight to pull within 2 1/2 games of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West while leading the wild-card race.

The suspended game will pick up in the bottom of the sixth inning with the score knotted at 2 before a brief break in front of the regularly-scheduled game. The Giants totaled 31 runs in sweeping a three-game series from the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend and lead the wild-card race in the NL, a game ahead of St. Louis and Milwaukee. The Rockies (54-82) are a game better than the Texas Rangers in the race to avoid the worst record in the majors and dropped two of three in Arizona over the weekend.

TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, CSN Bay Area (San Francisco), ROOT (Colorado)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants RH Tim Hudson (9-9, 2.90 ERA) vs. Rockies LH Franklin Morales (5-7, 5.14)

Hudson struck out eight in as many innings and allowed a run on four hits but did not factor in the decision against Colorado on Wednesday. The veteran is 1-3 in his last seven starts despite surrendering three or fewer runs in six of those turns. Hudson was on the mound in the May 22 game and allowed one run in three innings.

Morales matched Hudson through six innings on Wednesday, yielding one run on seven hits while striking out six in the no-decision. The Venezuela native has not won since July 8 despite allowing three or fewer earned runs in seven of the eight starts since. Morales started at home twice against the Giants in the first half, allowing a total of four runs in 13 innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. The teams will be able to use any September callups in the suspended game.

2. Colorado OF Charlie Blackmon has recorded an RBI in four straight games and homered in the last two.

3. San Francisco RF Hunter Pence has hit safely in 13 straight games.

PREDICTION: Giants 7, Rockies 3