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Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres: Can the Rockies keep their winning streak alive?
The Colorado Rockies are visiting the San Diego Padres today at Petco Park.
The Rockies are the third-worst team in the MLB
The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the NL West with a 41-70 record, including 17-41 on the road. After losing five straight games, they won back-to-back against the Los Angeles Angels and the opener against the Padres. The Rockies have a 5.49 ERA, a .283 batting average, a .353 on-base percentage, and 1.52 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Ezequiel Tovar leads the team with 129 hits, Brenton Doyle is on top with 61 runs, and Michael Toglia with 19 home runs.
The Padres are still within the reach of the top of the division
The San Diego Padres are third in the NL West with a 59-52 record and 28-29 at home. The Padres have won 9 of the 12 games following the All-Star break. The Padres have a 4.05 ERA, a .238 batting average, a .304 on-base percentage, and 1.24 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jurickson Profar leads the team with 116 hits, 60 runs and 18 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Padres are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games overall, 1-4 SU in their last 5 home games against Colorado, and 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the NL. San Diego has played over the total run line in 5 of their last 6 games overall, in 4 of their last 5 games against Colorado, in 15 of their last 19 home games, and in 8 of their last 9 games against teams from the NL West. The Rockies are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against the Padres and 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the NL. Colorado has played over the total run line in 10 of their last 14 games on the road and has stayed under in 7 of their last 9 games against teams from the NL West.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Colorado Rockies won 5-2 in the series opener last night, which was their third consecutive win. The Padres are excellent after the All-Star break and are only 4.5 games behind the leading Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. The Padres will try to bounce back with Martin Perez, who is 2-5 for the season with a 5.20 ERA, 63 K, 83 IP, and 1.63 WHIP. The Rockies will start Tanner Gordon, who is 0-3 for the season with an 8.80 ERA, 12 K, 15.1 IP, and 1.76 WHIP. The Padres will absolutely dominate this game and win by covering the -1.5-run spread.
