The Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres meet Wednesday in MLB action from Petco Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Austin Gomber will get the start for the Padres and is 0-2 with a 3.43 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against San Diego, Gomber is 0-2 with a 3.43 ERA and 30 strikeouts. San Diego will send Michael King to the mound here and King is 3-3 with a 3.67 ERA and 54 strikeouts this season. This will be King’s second career start against Colorado.
Colorado Rockies Recap
The Colorado Rockies come into this one looking to complete another surprising sweep after knocking off the Padres with a 6-3 win in Tuesday’s matchup, pushing the win streak to six games. The Rockies will be looking for consecutive sweeps after knocking off the Rangers the series prior.
Rockies Heating Up At The Plate
Going into Tuesday’s matchup, Ryan McMahon leads the charge for the Rockies with 46 hits including team-highs of 5 home runs, 21 RBIs and 9 doubles with a .301 batting average while Elias Diaz has a .301 batting average with 41 hits and 8 doubles as well as 21 RBIs. Ezequiel Tovar has a team-high 10 doubles as well as 55 strikeouts with 4 stolen bases while Brenton Doyle has 9 doubles, a pair of triples and a team-high 8 stolen bases.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Rockies have won each of their last six games as underdogs.
- The Padres have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against the Rockies following a loss.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last six games.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line each of their last five home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games as underdogs.
San Diego Padres Recap
The San Diego Padres will be hoping they can salvage something from this series after their loss in Tuesday’s clash, struggling to follow up series wins over the Dodgers and Cubs over the last week.
Padres Remain Inconsistent
Jurickson Profar leads the Padres with 47 hits along with a .320 batting average and 8 doubles with 7 homers and 29 RBIs. Jake Cronenworth has 27 RBIs while Fernando Tatis Jr. has belted a team-high 8 home runs this season. Manny Machado has 5 home runs and 22 RBIs but also has 38 strikeouts while Ha-Seong Kim has 31 hits with 2 triples, 4 doubles, 5 home runs, 21 RBIs and a team-high 8 stolen bases. Tatis Jr. also has a team-high 42 strikeouts and 6 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last 15 Wednesday road games against NL West opponents.
- The Padres have won seven of their last eight day games following a loss.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six day games against NL West opponents following a road win.
- The Padres have covered the run line in 10 of their last 12 games against NL West opponents following a loss.
San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
Despite the inconsistencies, I’m rolling with the Padres here. The Padres still have an edge in starting pitching in the last couple of turns through the rotation, and I still feel like Austin Gomber’s pitching a bit above his pay grade. King’s looked really good in his last couple of starts since getting rocked in April, and he’s been racking up the strikeouts as well as of late. Give me San Diego -1.5 in this one.