Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/8/2021

The Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks meet Thursday in MLB action at Chase Field. The Rockies look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Diamondbacks need a win after losing seven of their last 10 games.

The Colorado Rockies have scored 10 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Rockies have split their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Raimel Tapia leads the Rockies with 92 hits and 39 RBI while Ryan McMahon and Yonathan Daza have combined for 141 hits and 71 RBI. Chi Chi Gonzalez gets the ball, and he is 2-5 with a 5.52 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. Gonzalez is 0-0 with a 5.06 ERA and four strikeouts in his career against the Diamondbacks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last seven games. The Diamondbacks have split their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Pavin Smith leads the Diamondbacks with 79 hits and 28 RBI while Eduardo Escobar and David Peralta have combined for 150 hits and 95 RBI. Jake Faria gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 5.25 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. Faria is 0-1 with a 27.00 ERA and one strikeout in his career against the Rockies.

The Rockies are 11-41 in their last 52 road games and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The Diamondbacks are 6-22 in their last 28 home games and 7-44 in their last 51 overall. The under is 9-0 in Rockies last 9 overall. The under is 6-2 in Diamondbacks last 8 home games. The Rockies are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Arizona.

I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams or these starting pitchers. Both the Rockies and Diamondbacks have had issues with consistency and both of these pitchers have ERAs well over five. Throw in a nice hitters park, and we should see some numbers here. Expect some fireworks. Give me the over seven runs.