Take the Rockies out of Coors Field and their offense isn't so dangerous. Colorado is averaging barely three runs per game during its last six games - all on the road - while batting .229 during this span.

I don't see the Rockies breaking out of their slump facing knuckleballer Steven Wright. Not only have the Rockies never seen Wright, they haven't faced a knuckleballer all season. Wright has held opponents to three runs or less in seven of his eight starts. The only bad performance he had came on May 13 when he pitched in the rain against the Astros. The bad weather played havoc with his knuckleball.

There is no rain in the forecast for today's game. Wright has a 2.52 ERA, which shrinks a bit to 2.45 in night games. The under has cashed in six of Wright's last eight starts.

Chad Bettis is a middle of the road type starter whose numbers and marketplace respect would be better if he didn't pitch his home games at Coors Field. He looked good in his last outing, giving up one run on five hits in 6 2/3 innings during a 3-1 away win against the Cardinals this past Tuesday. Bettis may not have to worry about Hanley Ramirez, who is day-to-day after leaving last night's game after being hit on the toe with a pitch.

Another plus for the under is Hunter Wendelstedt is slated to be behind the plate. The under has cashed 36 of the last 62 (58 percent) times Wendelstedt has been the home plate umpire during the last three years.