The Kansas City Royals and Colorado Rockies meet Saturday in MLB action at Coors Field. Here’s a Rockies vs Royals Prediction. This article will include a Rockies vs Royals Pick.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 46-65 on the year and play the Cubs and Twins next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .245 on the season, have a .314 OBP, and have a .396 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals’ pitching staff has a 4.77 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 103 hits and 39 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone have combined for 177 hits and 85 RBI.
Luinder Avila gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 5-3 with a 4.95 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. This will be Avila’s first career game against the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 43-67 on the year and play the Cardinals and Rays next. The Colorado Rockies are batting .252 on the season and have a .322 OBP and a .415 slugging percentage. The Colorado Rockies’ pitching staff has a 5.50 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. TJ Rumfield leads the Colorado Rockies with 111 hits and 54 RBI, while Jake McCarthy and Hunter Goodman have combined for 191 hits and 119 RBI.
Ryan Feltner gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 3-5 with a 5.73 ERA and 54 strikeouts this season. This will be Feltner’s second career game against the Kansas City Royals.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The home team has won seven of the last eight games between the Royals and Rockies.
- The Royals have lost each of their last seven Saturday road games against National League opponents.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against American League opponents.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six Saturday road games against National League opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four road games against National League opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have lost the first inning in three of their last four road games against National League opponents.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Rockies have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Royals have won each of their last five games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Royals’ last 14 games.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in four of their last five night games at Coors Field.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Royals’ last nine night games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Rockies’ last five games as favorites against the Royals 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 night games at Coors Field.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Royals’ last five road games against National League opponents.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Willi Castro has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances.
- Ryan Feltner has recorded four or more strikeouts in nine of his last 10 Saturday appearances.
- Kyle Karros has recorded at least one hit in each of his last six appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Hunter Goodman ranks T3rd in the league in Home Runs (31) this season.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Carter Jensen has hit a home run in each of the Royals’ last two night games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Salvador Perez has recorded two or more hits in each of the Royals’ last three games against the Rockies.
- Luinder Avila has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against NL opponents.
- Luinder Avila has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances against NL opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.50).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.289).
- The Royals rank T1st in the league for doubles this season (201).
- The Royals rank 28th in the league for strikeouts this season (828).
Rockies vs Royals Prediction
The Rockies are an awful team, but the same can be said about the Royals, a team we’ve faded endlessly this season. I have no use for either of these clubs. I’m looking at the over. Avila has a 4.81 ERA and 1.57 WHIP through 67.1 innings while Feltner has a 5.73 ERA and 1.46 WHIP through 70.2 innings. Both pitchers have control issues and are getting hit hard. Throw in Coors, and there’s going to be runs in this game. Lots of them. Give me the over on Saturday night.