The Baltimore Orioles and Colorado Rockies meet Wednesday in MLB action at Coors Field. Here’s a Rockies vs Orioles Prediction. This article will include a Rockies vs Orioles Pick.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Baltimore Orioles are 69-70 on the year and play the Red Sox and Guardians next. The Baltimore Orioles are batting .235 on the season, with a .317 OBP and a .397 slugging percentage. The Baltimore Orioles pitching staff has a 4.16 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Pete Alonso leads the Baltimore Orioles with 140 hits and 91 RBI, while Leody Taveras and Gunnar Henderson have combined for 207 hits and 109 RBI.
Trevor Rogers gets the ball for the Baltimore Orioles, and he is 9-9 with a 4.38 ERA and 121 strikeouts this season. Rogers is 2-0 with a 3.06 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 53-86 on the year and play the Cardinals and Yankees next. The Colorado Rockies are batting .253 on the season and have a .323 OBP and a .415 slugging percentage. The Colorado Rockies’ pitching staff has a 5.44 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. TJ Rumfield leads the Colorado Rockies with 137 hits and 63 RBI, while Jake McCarthy and Hunter Goodman have combined for 244 hits and 144 RBI.
Tomoyuki Sugano gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 12-8 with a 5.23 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. This will be Sugano’s first career game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Orioles have lost three of their last four games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The home team has won five of the Rockies’ last six games.
- The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games against NL opponents after playing the previous day.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last four games.
- The Orioles have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Orioles have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six day games against NL opponents.
Why the Baltimore Orioles will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last nine home games against AL East opponents following a win.
- The Orioles have won each of their last five road games following a loss.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as home underdogs against AL East opponents following a win.
- The Orioles have covered the run line in seven of their last eight road games against NL West opponents following a road loss.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in each of their last three day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six day games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight day games against AL East opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rockies’ last six home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Orioles’ last six day games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Rockies’ last eight day games against AL opponents.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in eight of Trevor Rogers’ last nine appearances as a starter.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Hunter Goodman has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Tomoyuki Sugano has recorded three or more strikeouts in each of his last seven appearances against AL East opponents.
- Willi Castro has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 home appearances against AL opponents.
- Tomoyuki Sugano has recorded a win in three of his last four home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Trevor Rogers has recorded a win in four of his last five road appearances against NL opponents.
- Coby Mayo has hit a home run in each of the Orioles’ last two day games.
- Trevor Rogers has recorded six or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight appearances.
- Coby Mayo has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight road appearances.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (944).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.287).
- The Orioles rank 3rd in the league for walks this season (520).
- The Orioles rank 27th in the league for hits this season (1088).
Rockies vs Orioles Prediction
I’m looking at the over. After two low-scoring games, we’re due to see some fireworks. Rogers has a 4.38 ERA and 1.25 WHIP on the season and has a 4.53 ERA and .257 allowed batting average on the road. Sugano has a 5.23 ERA and 1.36 WHIP on the season, and he’s coming off an August where he allowed 37 hits and 22 earned runs in 22 innings. Give me the over on Wednesday afternoon.