San Francisco @ Colorado preview

Last Meeting ( Jul 4, 2018 ) San Francisco 0, Colorado 1

Tyler Anderson came out on the winning side of the first 1-0 victory at Coors Field in over eight years the last time he saw the San Francisco Giants at home, but he has experienced little more than frustration ever since. The Colorado Rockies hope they can help end their 28-year-old left-hander's nine-game winless drought Monday when they host the opener of a three-game set against the Giants.

Anderson outdueled Andrew Suarez in a rare pitchers' duel in Colorado on July 4, giving up only two singles while tying a season high with nine strikeouts over eight innings in only the 10th 1-0 game in the 24-year history of Coors Field. The Las Vegas native was abysmal in August, going 0-4 with an 11.39 ERA in five trips to the mound. The Rockies (74-62) find themselves alone in second place in the National League West, only one-half game behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers after splitting a four-game series in San Diego against the Padres over the weekend. San Francisco may welcome some time away from home after struggling offensively for the bulk of its nine-game homestand, scoring three runs or fewer in six of its last seven contests.

TV: 3:10 p.m. ET, NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco), AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Colorado)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants LH Madison Bumgarner (5-5, 2.68 ERA) vs. Rockies LH Tyler Anderson (6-7, 4.79)

Bumgarner struggled with his control but capped off an otherwise brilliant August with Tuesday's no-decision against Arizona, yielding four hits and four walks across seven scoreless innings. The four-time All-Star held the opposition to one run or fewer in four of his six starts last month, finishing with a 2-1 record and 2.08 ERA despite giving up six runs in a setback at Cincinnati on Aug. 18. Bumgarner took the loss in Coors Field on July 2, giving up three runs (two earned) over six frames.

Anderson has surrendered 19 runs and 24 hits over his last three starts spanning 11 1/3 innings and gave up a total of nine home runs in August while permitting at least six runs three times in five turns. His worst effort came in last Sunday's loss to St. Louis after he was tagged for six runs while recording only two outs. Brandon Crawford (2-for-8) and Gorkys Hernandez (2-for-8) have each homered against Anderson, who is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in two starts this season against San Francisco.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Rockies have won five of the six meetings against the Giants at home this season and held their division rival to three runs during a three-game sweep in early July.

2. Colorado 3B Nolan Arenado, who went 3-for-25 during the team's just-completed six-game road trip, is batting .356 at home (as opposed to .255 on the road).

3. San Francisco is hitting .212 with runners in scoring position over the last 21 contests.

PREDICTION: Giants 4, Rockies 2