The San Diego Padres will gladly welcome the Colorado Rockies into their ballpark on Wednesday night in continuation of a five-game series.
The Friars have won the first three in the set by a combined 20-7 score and will aim to keep up with that same sort of success.
Padres and Rockies Previous Matchups Performance
Colorado (46-60) idles in the cellar of the National League West, 14 games behind the second-place Padres.
The Rockies have the fewest road wins in the Senior Circuit and has dropped six of their last seven matchups. In fact, since the second half of the season began for them on July 22, they’ve only managed to notch three wins.
The Padres (60-46) are on a roll, both on and off the diamond. San Diego made a huge splash at the trade deadline, making a flurry of swaps to better their product. None was bigger than that for Juan Soto and Josh Bell.
In game action, they’ve won five of their last six, including a series win against Minnesota. They still have some work to do to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB standings, as 11.5 contests separate the two clubs.
Acquisitions of a Pair of Solid Bats
The acquisitions of a pair of solid bats from Washington should provide a spark to the order, which ranks near the bottom third of the majors in terms of team batting average (.240).
Third baseman Manny Machado has been the engine that makes the Padres go, leading the team in all major statistical batting categories. He’ll be happy with the help.
San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies Odds
MLB odds favor the home team to extend its winning streak here. San Diego is -1.5 on the run line at -170, while the Rockies are +145 to cover the spread.
On the moneyline, the Padres are -325 and Colorado a +270 underdog. The total has been set at 8.5 runs, with the over being +100 and the under -120 at the time of this writing.
While they haven’t been able to make it translate to positive results on the ledger, the Rockies have one of the most adept hitting offenses in MLB.
They’ve compiled a collective .261 average at the plate but are quite average when it comes to pushing runners across and scoring in general.
Iglesias Performance Recap
Shortstop Josse Iglesias and first baseman C.J. Cron have been key cogs in that effort. Iglesias places the order with a .313 batting average — which also ranks in the top 10 of the bigs — and Cron with 22 home runs and 72 RBIs. Second baseman Brendan Rodgers is hitting .281, the second-best of any regular in the lineup.
Padres vs. Rockies Betting Preview
Who Is Pitching for the Padres?
Left-hander Blake Snell is slated to take the hill for the home team, having posted a 3-5 record and a 4.43 ERA up until now.
Despite the uninspiring numbers, the Padres have won three of his previous four outings, including a dominating showing against the Twins.
In that one on Friday, he went six innings, giving up four hits and one earned run — which came on a solo homer. He also piled up seven strikeouts.
Who Is Pitching for the Rockies?
Chad Kuhl will stand in his way on the other side. He’s the owner of a 6-6 mark and a 4.59 ERA. This will be his 20th start of this year.
Each of his last two performances — against good teams in the Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers — wound up being losses for his club. Before that, Colorado had won four of his outings in a row.
San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies Picks and Predictions
We’ve gone over the Rockies vs. Padres odds, so let’s focus on some MLB betting. In making the MLB picks today for this contest, you’d be remiss not to factor in how both clubs have been doing recently.
Who to Bet On?
The pitching matchup is fairly even — and Colorado actually holds the edge when it comes to swinging the bat.
Still, San Diego is riding a wave of momentum. Take the Padres to cover.
MLB Pick: Padres -1.5 (-155)
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