The MLB schedule shows that the Colorado Rockies will host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in a battle of divisional teams.
The Colorado Rockies are dead last in the National League West. Colorado is 45-73 on the season and 26.5 games back in the MLB standings for the NL West. Colorado at home this season is 25-30. For Arizona, the struggles have been intense.
The Diamondbacks have dropped eight out of their last 10, despite winning back-to-back games. Arizona is 59-59 on the season.
Let’s take a look at some of the most recent information on both MLB teams before we give our Diamondbacks vs Rockies betting picks.
Diamondbacks vs. Rockies Odds
Obviously, before we give our Diamondbacks vs Rockies betting picks, we need to give the most recent odds for one of the Monday MLB games:
- Moneyline: Arizona Diamondbacks -220, Colorado Rockies +190
- Total: 11
- Runline: Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5 (-115), Colorado Rockies +1.5 (-115)
Diamondbacks vs. Rockies Information
Here is some information about the game before we give our Diamondbacks vs Rockies betting picks:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies
Location: Coors Field, Denver, IL
Date & Time: Monday August 14th, 2023; 8:40pm MT
How to Watch: Fox Sports 1
Diamondbacks vs. Rockies Analysis
Arizona needed wins, and they needed them badly. The Diamondbacks got back-to-back wins with solid pitching. In the most recent win, Lourdes Gurriel Jr helped lead the offense back to beat the Padres. Arizona is 13th in Major League Baseball in runs scored and 12th in team batting average.
When looking at the MLB Player Stats for Arizona – the top threats this season have been Ketel Marte and Christian Walker. Marte is hitting .281 on the season, while Walker has drummed 24 home runs and 73 runs batted in.
The Diamondbacks are starting seven road games, with a trip to San Diego next. After that, the Diamondbacks have home games against the Rangers and Reds.
Merrill Kelly is going to pitch for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is 9-5 on the season with a 3.05 earned run average. Kelly has thrown 118 innings and struck out 120 batters this season. The Arizona Diamondbacks score today will widely depend on how well Kelly pitches.
Colorado Rockies’ Recent Slump
The Colorado Rockies have dropped five straight games. The latest loss saw Colorado strike out 12 times in the loss. Over the five-game losing streak, the Rockies scored just 12 runs. In the series against the Dodgers, they scored just five runs in three games.
The Rockies are led by Elias Diaz, with his .266 batting average, while Ryan McMahon has clubbed 19 home runs and drove in 59 runs. The Rockies are home for six straight, with these three, and then three more against the Chicago White Sox.
Chris Flexen is on the hill for the Colorado Rockies. Flexen is 1-5 on the season with a 7.92 earned run average. Flexen has struck out 39 batters and walked 27 batters in 55.2 innings this season. Flexen has been thrown into the rotation due to how busy the Colorado Rockies injury report has been with starting pitchers.
Diamondbacks vs. Rockies Betting Picks
We have two teams that need to get their offense back going. We have a team that really needs to take advantage of games they should win and win them.
The offense will start coming around, and the team will get hot. There is no doubt that we are going to bet on the Arizona Diamondbacks to win this game.
Chris Flexen has struggled a bit time for the Colorado Rockies this season, and Arizona is ready to take advantage of that. Our MLB picks for this game are pretty simple.
- Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5 (-115)
- OVER 11 runs
Diamondbacks vs. Rockies Prediction
The Diamondbacks’ offense starts to get back on track in this series. Hopefully, for them, it’s not too little, too late. This is a team that hit really well in the first weeks of the season.
The Arizona lineup from top to bottom is much better than they have hit recently, and really for several months. In the end, our prediction is this game is not going to be close. Flexen gets beat around early, and Arizona adds on.
Barring any late additions to the MLB injury report, our final score prediction for the game on Monday between the Diamondbacks and the Rockies is Arizona 11-4 over the Rockies.
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