Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/1/2021

The Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres meet Sunday in MLB action at Petco Park. The Rockies need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Padres need a win after losing five of their last seven games. 

The Colorado Rockies have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last five games. The Rockies have won six of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Raimel Tapia leads the Rockies with 108 hits and 43 RBI while Charlie Blackmon and Ryan McMahon have combined for 183 hits and 103 RBI. Austin Gomber gets the ball, and he is 8-5 with a 3.69 ERA and 86 strikeouts this season. Gomber is 1-0 with a 0.86 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.

The San Diego Padres have scored 10 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Padres have won four fo their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 106 hits and 44 RBI while Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. have combined for 192 hits and 145 RBI. Chris Paddack gets the ball, and he is 7-6 with a 5.13 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. Paddack is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Rockies.

The Rockies are 12-40 in their last 52 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Padres are 27-11 in their last 38 home games and 17-7 in their last 24 Sunday games. The over is 4-1 in Rockies last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Padres last 5 overall. The Rockies are 3-10 in the last 13 meetings in San Diego and 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

The Padres have been on the struggle bus this week and now they’re dealing with injury issues to Tatis. The Rockies aren’t world beaters, but they’re finding some success offensively lately and Austin Gomber has allowed just eight runs in his last 33 innings. There’s some value with the Rockies and the big plus money here. I’ll bite.