Diamondbacks vs. Rockies Pick
Are the bats or arms going to prevail when the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Colorado Rockies Saturday night at Coors Field? First pitch is at 8:10PM EST.
Oddsmakers at sports book Bovada.lv have put the Rockies as a -125 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Diamondbacks are set at +105, while the over-under is 11.5.
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Pitching for Arizona will be Patrick Corbin (12-11, 3.91 ERA), while Colorado counters with Jon Gray (6-3, 4.18). Corbin has a 1.41 WHIP with 154 strikeouts in 159 innings. He is in great form right now, allowing a total of one earned run over his last four starts which encompasses 30 1/3 innings. He threw seven shutout innings in his last start as he allowed five hits while striking out eight and walking one in an 11-0 home win over the Giants. The D-backs have won his last four starts. Gray holds a 1.42 WHIP with 73 strikeouts in 75 1/3 innings. He threw six shutout innings in his last outing, giving up five hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in a 3-0 win at the Braves. Gray is 4-0 at home in five Coors Field starts, posting a 3.00 ERA over 30 innings.
Arizona is 77-58 on the season and 32-35 on the road, while Colorado enters at 72-62 and 39-28 at home. The Diamondbacks have won six of the last 10 meetings, while the over-under is 3-6-1.
In Friday night’s game, the Diamondbacks rolled to a 9-5 victory for their eighth win in a row and 10th in 11 games. Taijuan Walker struck out a career-high 10 batters in five shutout innings to post the win. A.J. Pollock was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and an RBI to key the offense. Daniel Descalso hit a pinch-hit three-run homer. J.D. Martinez was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI. Kyle Freeland allowed three earned runs in four innings to take the loss for the Rockies. Carlos Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a walk, a run and two RBIs. Charlie Blackmon was 2-for-4, while Ian Desmond went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs. Trevor Story added a double and three RBIs.
Bet on Diamondbacks vs. Rockies
It’s always difficult to take the under at Coors Field, but look at these two pitchers rolling. Corbin has been fantastic the second half of the season, while Gray has proven he can pitch well at Coors Field. The total feels too high for these two pitchers.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: DIAMONDBACKS/ROCKIES UNDER 11.5