Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies 8/22/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
On Sunday, the Arizona Diamondbacks conclude a three-game series on the road at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies. Arizona is 41-82 following a 9-4 loss to Colorado in the opening game of the series on Friday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Arizona but the Diamondbacks have won six of the last eight. Arizona is last in the National League West 37 ½ games behind first place San Francisco.
Josh Rojas is batting .288 to lead Arizona and the third baseman has team highs in home runs with 11 and on-base percentage at .371. FIrst baseman Pavin Smith is the leader of hits with 108 and left fielder David Peralta is the leader in RBIs with 50. On Sunday, Arizona will send Taylor Widener to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with an ERA of 4.59, 55 Ks and 24 BBs.
Colorado improved to 56-66 following its five-run victory over Arizona on Friday. Pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard had an RBI triple during the sixth inning to put the Rockies ahead and Garrett Hampson homered for Colorado. The Rockies have won four straight and five of the last six. Colorado is fourth in the National League West 22 games behind the first-place Giants.
Raimel Tapia is batting .288 to lead Colorado and the left fielder has a team-high 114 hits. First baseman C.J. Cron is leading Colorado in home runs with 21, RBIs with 70 and on-base percentage at .379. On Sunday, the Colorado Rockies will send Jon Gray to the mound. The right-hander is 7-9 with an ERA of 3.93, 115 Ks and 47 BBs.
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Colorado has won four straight and the Rockies opened this series with a 9-4 victory over Arizona on Friday. Colorado has won each of the last six played at home on Coors Field against Arizona and five of the last seven overall against the Diamondbacks. Arizona has struggled all season and has lost 41 of the last 52 played on the road. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rockies when 8-3.