Colorado Rockies (44-58) vs. San Diego Padres (59-45)
July 29, 2021 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: San Diego Padres / Colorado Rockies ; Over/Under: -
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The Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres meet Thursday in MLB action at Petco Park. The Rockies need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Padres look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Colorado Rockies have scored 21 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Rockies have won four of their last six games when scoring four or more runs. Raimel Tapia leads the Rockies with 100 hits and 41 RBI while Charlie Blackmon and Ryan McMahon have combined for 175 hits and 99 RBI. Kyle Freeland gets the ball, and he is 1-5 with a 4.85 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. Freeland is 3-4 with a 4.17 ERA and 55 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
The San Diego Padres have scored 14 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last eight games. The Padres have lost three of their last five games when scoring three or less runs. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 105 hits and 42 RBI while Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. have combined for 186 hits and 140 RBI. Joe Musgrove gets the ball, and he is 6-7 with a 3.13 ERA and 123 strikeouts this season. Musgrove is 2-2 with a 1.85 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Rockies.
The Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 Thursday games and 12-40 in their last 52 road games. The Padres are 4-1 in their last 5 Thursday games and 26-10 in their last 36 home games. The under is 20-8 in Rockies last 28 overall. The under is 5-2 in Padres last 7 overall. The Rockies are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings in San Diego and 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Kyle Freeland has been red hot this month, allowing 20 hits and seven runs in his last 24 innings. Joe Musgrove has allowed 26 hits and 12 earned runs in his last 20.1 innings. The Padres should be favored and Musgrove has been the better pitcher overall this season, but Freeland with the way he’s pitching lately is worth strong consideration. Give me the Rockies.
