Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds 6/12/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Rockies play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. Colorado is 25-38 following an 11-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday. The Rockies lost two of three to the Marlins and are fourth in the National League West 14 games behind the first-place San Francisco Giants. Colorado activated shortstop Trevor Story from the injury list.

Raimel Tapia is batting .286 to lead Colorado and the left fielder has a team high 66 hits. Second baseman Ryan McMahon is leading Colorado in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 34, while right fielder Charlie Blackmon is the leader in on-base percentage at .377. On Saturday, Colorado will send German Marquez to the mound. The right-hander is 4-5 with an ERA of 3.91, 75 Ks and 34 BBs.

Cincinnati is 29-31 following a 7-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Cincinnati has lost two of its last 2 3 after winning or straight. The Reds are fourth in the National League Central five games behind first-place Milwaukee. Cincinnati continues to struggle on the mound with a team ERA that is 28th in baseball at 4.96.

Nick Castellanos is batting .357 to lead Cincinnati and the right fielder has team highs in hits with 79 and on-base percentage at .413. Right fielder Jesse Winker is the leader in home runs with 17 and outfielder Tyler Naquin is the leader in RBIs with 38. On Saturday, Cincinnati will send Wade Miley to the mound. The left-hander is 5-4 with an ERA of 2.96, 48 Ks and 16 BBs.