Padres pitcher Casey Kelly was called up from Double-A San Antonio to make his major-league debut in Monday's series opener against the Braves. So this is the first road start for Kelly - and a tough park to pitch in. Coors Field has been good to Colorado, an offense ranked No. 6 in baseball in runs scored, No. 4 in batting average, No. 6 in on-base percentage and No. 3 in slugging. Good luck, kid! By contrast, San Diego has a terrible offense, No. 27 in runs scored and No. 21 in OBP. Colorado is playing well, on a 9-4 run as well as 10-4 in their last 14 games vs. a right-handed starter. Lefty Jeff Francis goes for the Rockies and has a 3.00 ERA over his last three starts and has already beaten San Diego this season (1-0 in two starts). Francis had one of his better starts this season in Monday's series opener against the Dodgers. He worked five scoreless innings, giving up just three hits while striking out six in the 10-0 win, so grab the home field. Play the Rockies.
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