In this article, we will formulate a Miami Marlins vs Colorado Rockies Prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, May 1st at loanDepot Park.
Rockies Continue to be Awful
It has been a terrible start to the season, and it looks like it could be a long summer at Coors Field. On Tuesday the Rockies offense scored six runs, but the pitching gave up seven runs and that led to the defeat. Elehuris Montero hit a home run and drove in three RBIs. The Rockies are averaging 3.79 runs while their pitching is giving up 6.29 runs per game. The offense is ranked 24th in the league while the pitching is ranked 30th. Their run differential is currently -2.5 and they need to find a way to improve on that quickly. Ryan McMahon has been the top player for the Rockies hitting four home runs and driving in 16 RBIs. The Rockies will meet the Pirates after this series.
Marlins Finally Pick Up Another Win
The Marlins only have seven wins this season but they were able to pick up the win on Tuesday. Dane Myers had a strong game finishing with two hits and three RBIs. Starting pitcher Sixto Sanchez went four innings giving up seven hits and five runs. The Marlins are averaging 3.47 runs while their pitching is giving up 5.6 runs per game. The offense is ranked 28th while the pitching is ranked 29th. The offense hasn’t been good, but the pitching has been a bigger issue and they need to find a way to get the pitching better going forward. The Marlins will face the A’s and Dodgers following this series.
Miami Marlins Team Facts
- The Marlins have lost each of their last six games as home favorites following a win.
- The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 19 games as home favorites against National League opponents.
- The Marlins have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six night games between the Rockies and Marlins.
- The Marlins have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games against NL West opponents.
Colorado Rockies Team Facts
- The Rockies have lost 20 of their last 21 road games against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as road underdogs against NL East opponents.
- The Rockies have won the first inning in three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rockies’ last six games.
- The Rockies have led after 3 innings in each of their last three night games against the Marlins.
Miami Marlins vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
These are both offenses that have had issues scoring all season and it’s going to be no different here. Even though both teams found success scoring on Tuesday, it’s going to be different here. For a team that plays in Denver, it’s bad that the Rockies that are averaging only 3.79 runs per game. Both of these offenses are going to have some major issues scoring, and that is going to be the difference. Both of these offenses are going to struggle here and the under is going to cash here.