Colorado Rockies (15-32) vs. Oakland Athletics (20-30)
May 22, 2024 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Oakland Athletics -133 / Colorado Rockies +113; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics meet Wednesday in MLB game 2 action at Oakland Coliseum. Here’s a Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies Prediction.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies have lost 4 straight games, which includes a sweep of the San Francisco Giants. The Colorado Rockies have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Colorado Rockies have won 6 of their last 9 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ryan McMahon leads the Colorado Rockies with 54 hits and 27 RBI, while Ezequiel Tovar and Brenton Doyle have combined for 98 hits and 34 RBI.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 20-30 on the season after recent losses to the Astros and Royals. The Oakland Athletics have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Oakland Athletics have lost 9 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Abraham Toro leads the Oakland Athletics with 50 hits and 18 RBI, while JJ Bleday and Brent Rooker have combined for 82 hits and 50 RBI.
Colorado Rockies vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup
Austin Gomber gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 1-2 with a 3.02 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. Gomber has allowed 11 hits and 1 earned run in his last 18.2 innings. Gomber has a 2.86 ERA and .225 allowed batting average in 22 road innings. This will be Gomber’s first career game against the Oakland Athletics.
Mitch Spence gets the ball for the Oakland Athletics, and he is 3-2 with a 3.90 ERA and 26 strikeouts this season. Spence has allowed 14 hits and 7 runs in his last 11 innings. Spence has a 3.86 ERA and .254 allowed batting average in 16.1 home innings. This will be Spence’s first career game against the Colorado Rockies.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last eight games after playing the previous day.
- The Rockies have won seven of their last nine games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last four games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Rockies have won the first inning in three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last nine games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games against opponents that held a losing record.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- J.D. Davis has recorded an RBI in each of his last four home appearances against the Rockies.
- J.D. Davis has scored a run in each of his last four home appearances against the Rockies.
- Brent Rooker has recorded three or more total bases in each of his five previous appearances with the Athletics as home favorites.
- Brent Rooker has recorded two or more hits in each of the Athletics’ last three home games.
- J.D. Davis has hit a home run in three of his last four home appearances against the Rockies.
- Brent Rooker has recorded a Double in each of the Athletics’ last three home games.
- Brent Rooker has recorded a Single in each of the Athletics’ last four home games.
- Brent Rooker ranks 5th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.583) this season.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Rockies’ last four night games.
- Ryan McMahon has scored a run in each of the Rockies’ last six games.
- Austin Gomber has recorded five or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Ryan McMahon has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rockies’ last nine games as underdogs.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rockies’ last nine night games.
- Ryan McMahon has hit a home run in each of the Rockies’ last two games as underdogs.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one Double in three of the Rockies’ last four night games.
- Elias Diaz has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rockies’ last nine night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Oakland Athletics rank 29th in the league for strikeouts against this season (483).
- The Oakland Athletics rank 28th in the league for batting average this season (.220).
- The Colorado Rockies rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.35).
- The Colorado Rockies rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (306).
Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
No matter what you think of the Colorado Rockies, we’re getting plus money to fade the Oakland Athletics. I’ll always take that. Despite overachieving up to this point, the Oakland Athletics aren’t a good baseball team, and they’re starting to come back to life with this string of losses. Austin Gomber has also been fantastic recently, allowing just 1 earned run in his last 18.2 innings. Yes, the Rockies have issues of their own, and they somehow have half the amount of wins as the Athletics, but the value is with them and the more favorable price. Give me the Rockies.
