In this article we will formulate a Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, April 23rd at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game two in this series.
Rockies Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 5-18 this season and they have lost eight of their last nine games. Colorado dropped the first game in this series and they lost two out of three games against the Mariners over the weekend. Prior to that series, the Rockies were swept by the Phillies and lost two out of three against Toronto. The Colorado pitching staff has a 5.75 ERA, a 1.66 WHIP, and a .294 opponent batting average. The Rockies offense has scored 81 runs with a .238 batting average and a .300 on base percentage. Ryan McMahon is batting .314 with two home runs and 13 RBI’s for the Rockies. The projected starting pitcher for Colorado is Ryan Feltner, who is 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP over 21.1 innings pitched this season.
Padres Preview
The San Diego Padres are 13-12 this year and they have lost three of their last five games. San Diego was able to win game one in this series by a score of 3-1 on Monday night. Prior to this series, the Padres lost two out of three against the Blue Jays and won two out of three against the Brewers. The San Diego pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .229 opponent batting average. The Padres offense has scored 121 runs with a .253 batting average and a .331 on base percentage. Fernando Tatis is batting .263 with six home runs and 15 RBI’s for the Padres. The projected starting pitcher for San Diego is Michael King, who is 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP over 27.0 innings pitched this year.
Colorado Rockies Team Facts
- The Rockies have lost each of their last six games against National League opponents.
- The favorites have covered the run line in five of the last six games between the Padres and Rockies.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in each of their last four games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
San Diego Padres Team Facts
- The Padres have won each of their last six games against the Rockies.
- The Padres have covered the run line each of their last six road games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Padres’ last three games against NL West opponents.
Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction
Colorado comes into this game as one of the worst teams in the MLB so far this season and they only have five wins on the season. The Rockies have the worst team ERA in all of baseball and their offense is normally not very good. San Diego is one game above .500 so far this year, but they have scored two runs or fewer in three of their last five games. The Padres are starting Michael King, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his four starts, but did allow four earned runs and six hits to the Dodgers two starts ago. Colorado is going with Ryan Feltner, who has allowed three earned runs or fewer in three of his four starts, but did allow six earned runs and nine hits to the Phillies last time out. I know Colorado was able to pick up a win on Sunday, but they are horrible this year and I can’t trust their offense to score more than two runs. Take the Padres -1.5 here.