San Diego Padres (83-68) vs. Colorado Rockies (65-86)
September 24, 2022 8:10 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado Rockies +176 / San Diego Padres -210; Over/Under: +11
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The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies meet Saturday in MLB action at Coors Field. The San Diego Padres look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The Colorado Rockies need a win after losing 5 of their last 8 games.
The San Diego Padres have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The Padres have lost 4 of their last 7 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Manny Machado leads the Padres with 159 hits and 95 RBI, while Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar have combined for 257 hits and 135 RBI. Yu Darvish gets the ball, and he is 15-7 with a 3.05 ERA and 183 strikeouts this season. Darvish is 2-4 with a 5.64 ERA and 58 strikeouts in his career against the Rockies.
The Colorado Rockies have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Rockies have lost 5 of their last 7 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. CJ Cron leads the Rockies with 146 hits and 101 RBI, while Charlie Blackmon and Brendan Rodgers have combined for 266 hits and 137 RBI. Chad Kuhl gets the ball, and he is 6-9 with a 5.48 ERA and 103 strikeouts this season. Kuhl is 1-2 with a 7.56 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
The Padres are 11-5 in their last 16 road games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Rockies are 5-2 in their last 7 Saturday games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The under is 4-1 in Padres last 5 overall. The under is 8-1 in Rockies last 9 overall. The Padres are 17-39 in the last 56 meetings in Colorado and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Yu Darvish has balanced things out on the road as of late, and he’s allowed 10 hits and 3 runs in his last 27 innings overall. Chad Kuhl has struggled all year long, and he’s given up 25 hits and 16 runs in his last 20 innings. The San Diego Padres should have a field day offensively here, and they need the win to improve their playoff odds. No excuses here in Coors. Give me the Padres and the RL for max betting value.
