3 Rockies who will have a great series against the San Francisco Giants

The Rockies are set to begin a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants this weekend. Looking ahead, here are three players on the roster who are poised to have a breakout series in San Francisco.

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The Colorado Rockies are set to begin a three-game road series today against the San Francisco Giants in what will be their last time in the Bay Area this season.

The Rockies (51-88) have lost seven of their last 10 games and are coming off a 1-2 series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Rockies have yet to win a series against an NL West team this year and have played the Giants just twice this season and Colorado has only won one game against them. They have been outscored 32-17 against San Francisco this year.

Things could change this weekend due to the recent streakiness of some players in the clubhouse right now as well as looking at which players have played well against the Giants this season. With this series, I decided to look at what players in the Rockies clubhouse could have a big weekend against San Francisco.

1. Nolan Jones

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It should be no suprise that Nolan Jones has made it onto this list. Jones has been one of the most remarkable players on the Rockies roster this season and is giving fans a glimmer of hope for what the future holds.

Jones, 25, is blossoming into a young star in Colorado and has been on an absolute tear in his last 15 games.

Over this period, Jones is batting with a .348 average and an incredible OPS of 1.119, 7 RBI's and two triples, one of which came on Wednesday when he drilled one off the center field wall at Chase Field bringing home Brendan Rodgers and Ryan McMahon for a two run RBI triple.

Jones's bat continues to be hot for the Rockies and has recently earned some consideration to be the N.L. Rookie of the year and has been compared to have a stronger case for it then Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks.

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2. Elehuris Montero

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After being out of the lineup for six straight days to end the month of Aug., Elehuris Montero is finding his way back as an everyday first baseman for the Rockies.

Montero, 25, has spent time between the minor leagues and major's over the last two years and has been on fire over his last six games. At the plate, he has gone 6 for 18 including two doubles, one home run, three RBI's and four walks. His vision at the plate is starting to increase significantly as he is almost drawing more walks then strikeouts per game. He also holds a slash line of .333/.378/.611 during this stretch and seems like he is finally settling into his own.

This will be Montero's first series against the Giants this season.

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3. Ryan McMahon

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Third baseman Ryan McMahon has been a Giant killer this year. The six-year veteran has had a redeeming season with the Rockies aside from a miserable stretch during the first two months of the season.

McMahon, 28, is leading the team in almost every major hitting categroy except batting average and hits. He has 22 home runs, 69 RBI's and an on base percentage of .330 on the year.

Recently, McMahon's name has also appeared as a possible Gold Glove candidate as he has been phenomenal on defense all year at the hot corner. McMahon currently sits in second among all N.L. third baseman in assists with 245 on the year with a fielding percentage of 0.972.

McMahon has a batting average of .292 and an OPS of .846 against the Giants. He has hit two doubles and four RBI's against them. However, he's been struggling lately, with a batting average of just .200 in his last seven games. Nevertheless, playing against a team that he has performed well against all year could be just what he needs to break out of his slump and end the month of Sept. on a positive note.

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