Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies 9/2/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds meet Friday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. The Colorado Rockies need a win after losing 7 of their last 10 games. The Cincinnati Reds need a win after losing 7 of their last 10 games.

The Colorado Rockies have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 straight games. The Rockies have lost 4 of their last 6 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. CJ Cron leads the Rockies with 131 hits and 86 RBI, while Brendan Rodgers and Jose Iglesias have combined for 255 hits and 107 RBI. Kyle Freeland gets the ball, and he is 7-9 with a 4.88 ERA and 101 strikeouts this season. Freeland is 3-2 with a 7.16 ERA and 20 strikeouts in his career against the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Reds have won 5 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Kyle Farmer leads the Reds with 107 hits and 59 RBI, while Nick Senzel and Jonathan India have combined for 151 hits and 52 RBI. Luis Cessa gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 5.36 ERA and 32 strikeouts this season. Cessa is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA and 3 strikeouts in his career against the Rockies.

The Rockies are 16-42 in their last 58 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Reds are 6-14 in their last 20 Friday games and 3-7 in their last 10 overall. The under is 4-0 in Rockies last 4 overall. The under is 4-1 in Reds last 5 overall. The Rockies are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Cincinnati.

Kyle Freeland seems to be getting worse as the season plays out, and he’s coming off an August where, he allowed 34 hits and 18 earned runs in 27.1 innings. Luis Cessa is coming off an August where he allowed 9 hits and 3 runs in 12.2 innings. The Cincinnati Reds offense is starting to heat up and has become more trustworthy. Not the best game in the world and not a game I’d bet personally, but it’s Reds at home and the cheap price or pass for me.