Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves 8/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/29/2022 at 10:44 PM ET

The Colorado Rockies open a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. Colorado is 55-74 following its 1-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. German Marquez gave up just one hit in seven shutout innings for the Rockies. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Colorado and you can find all of the best MLB predictions. The Rockies are last in the National League West, 34 ½ games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shortstop Jose Iglesias is batting .306 to lead Colorado and has a team high .343 on-base percentage. First baseman C.J. Cron is the leader in home runs with 24, RBIs with 84 and hits with 129. On Tuesday, the Colorado Rockies will send Jose Urena to the mound. The right-hander is 2-5 with a 5.98 ERA, 31 Ks and 31 BBs.

Atlanta dropped to 79-50 following its 6-3 loss to the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Atlanta has lost two straight but prior to that the Braves won four in a row. Atlanta is second in the National League East, three games behind the first-place New York Mets. The Braves lead the National League wildcard chase.

Shortstop Dansby Swanson is batting .289 to lead Atlanta and has a team-high 146 hits. Third baseman Austin Riley is the leader in home runs with 31, while first baseman Matt Olson is the leader in RBIs with 87 and right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr is the leader and on-base percentage at .367. On Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 12-4 with a 2.52 ERA, 140 Ks and 26 BBs.

Atlanta will defeat Colorado on Tuesday in the opening game of this series, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in four of Atlanta's last five, as well as in four of the last six that the Braves have played against a National League opponent. Colorado starting pitcher Jose Urena is coming off a poor outing in which the right-hander allowed nine runs on nine hits across just 1 ⅓ innings in a 16-4 loss to the Texas Rangers last Wednesday. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win but our best play is OVER 9-2.

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