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The Rockies have been one of the best home teams in baseball this season, but the Giants haven't shied away from road confrontation.

The Giants kick off a three-game set at Coors Field on Tuesday night trying to put some distance between themselves and the second-place Rockies, who will have reigning NL batting champ Michael Cuddyer back.

Cuddyer has been out since April 17 with a strained left hamstring but said he will be activated Tuesday.

The Rockies' 15-6 home record is the second best in baseball. The Giants' 14-9 road mark is also up there, though they've lost nine of 13 in Denver the last two seasons -- including two of three last month.

Madison Bumgarner starts for San Francisco (28-17) as he looks for a fourth straight win after losing his previous three. One of those came in a 2-1 defeat in Colorado on April 22, when he allowed two runs over eight innings -- a big step up after posting a 6.75 ERA over his previous four starts at Coors.

"They got a really good lineup," Bumgarner told the team's official website. "It's arguably the best lineup in baseball."

The left-hander is 3-1 with a 1.39 ERA away from AT&T Park this season, though he's not reading much into the numbers.

"It's just the way things happen to work out, how you're feeling when you catch each team and where you're at," Bumgarner said. "I think it's all that. It's nothing to do with being at a certain park. You're going out there trying to get hitters out no matter where you're at."

What's likely of greater concern is that the Rockies (25-20) are showing signs of being back on track offensively.

The game will be live streaming on www.wiziwig.tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=baseball