In this article we will formulate a Colorado Rockies vs Boston Red Sox prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, July 24th at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game three in the series.
Rockies Try for More Home Success
The Colorado Rockies are 37-65 this year and they have won four of their last six games. Colorado won the first game in this series by a score of 9-8 on Monday, but they were shutout in the game two loss. Prior to this series, the Rockies won two out of three against the Giants, lost two out of three against the Mets, and lost three out of four against the Reds. Colorado is 8-8 in their last 16 games and they are last in the NL West.
The Colorado pitching staff has a 5.50 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP, and a .287 opponent batting average. The Rockies offense has scored 425 runs with a .244 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Ryan McMahon is batting .270 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI’s for the Rockies this season. Colorado has scored at least seven runs in three of their last six games.
Red Sox are Back in the Win Column
The Boston Red Sox are 54-46 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. Boston dropped the first game in this series, but they won on Tuesday by a score of 6-0. Prior to this series, the Red Sox lost all three against the Dodgers, won two out of three against the Royals, and won two out of three against the Athletics. Boston is 4-6 in their last 10 games and they are third in the AL East.
The Boston pitching staff has a 3.70 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and a .239 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 473 runs with a .256 batting average and a .324 on base percentage. Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .249 with 11 home runs and 53 RBI’s for the Red Sox this season. Boston has allowed at least four runs in five of their last six games.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Colorado is Cal Quantrill, who is 6-7 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP over 108.1 innings pitched this year. Quantrill has allowed at least three earned runs in four of his last five starts. The projected starting pitcher for Boston is Nick Pivetta, who is 4-6 with a 3.87 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP over 81.1 innings pitched this season. Pivetta has allowed zero earned runs in two of his last three starts.
Why the Rockies will beat the Red Sox
- The Red Sox have lost nine of their last 12 games as favorites against National League opponents following a road win.
- The Rockies have won three of their last four games as underdogs against AL East opponents following a home loss.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven day games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last four games as home underdogs against AL East opponents following a loss.
- The Rockies have led after 5 innings in each of their last four Wednesday day games as home underdogs.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games as road favorites against NL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Rockies’ last seven day games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Red Sox’s last six games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last four day games against American League opponents.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Charlie Blackmon has hit a home run in three of the Rockies’ last five games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Ryan McMahon has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five appearances.
- Cal Quantrill has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances against AL opponents.
- Brendan Rodgers has scored at least one run in five of his last six appearances against AL opponents.
- Charlie Blackmon has recorded two or more total bases in seven of his last eight appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Charlie Blackmon has recorded at least one Single in each of his last nine appearances in day games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
- Charlie Blackmon has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances in day games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Nick Pivetta has recorded eight or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances.
- Rafael Devers has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Red Sox’s last six games as favorites against NL opponents.
- Tyler O’Neill has scored at least one run in each of the Red Sox’s last five games as road favorites.
- Connor Wong has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 12 Wednesday appearances.
- Triston Casas has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Triston Casas has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Triston Casas has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances in day games against NL teams that held a losing record.
Colorado Rockies vs Boston Red Sox Prediction
Boston was able to snap their small losing streak with a win on Tuesday and they will go for the series win here. The Red Sox are 30-21 on the road, while the Rockies are 23-29 at home. Colorado is a much better home team than they are on the road, but they have the worst pitching staff in all of baseball. Colorado is starting Cal Quantrill, who has been roughed up recently. Boston is going with Nick Pivetta, who has been really good in two of his last three starts, but has also allowed at least four earned runs in two of his last four outings. I think we could see a higher scoring game here, but I am going to look at the Rockies to get the win. Colorado has played pretty well recently and my Colorado Rockies vs Boston Red Sox prediction is for the Rockies to get the win.