Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds 9/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Rockies play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. Colorado dropped to 56-76 following its 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Colorado opened its three-game series with Atlanta with a victory but lost each of the next two. The Rockies are last in the National League West, 35 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shortstop Jose Iglesias is batting .301 to lead Colorado, while left fielder Connor Joe is the leader in on-base percentage at .341. First baseman C.J. Cron has 24 home runs, 86 RBIs and 132 hits to lead Colorado in each category. On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies will send German Marquez to the mound. The right-hander is  7-10 with a 4.97 ERA, 120 Ks and 50 BBs.

Cincinnati dropped to 51-78 following its 5-3 loss in 13 innings to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Cincinnati had 14 hits in the loss, but left 19 runners on base. Cincinnati is fourth in the National League Central, 24 games behind the first-place St Louis Cardinals and out of playoff contention.

Shortstop Kyle Farmer is batting .262 to lead Cincinnati and has team highs in RBIs with 59, hits with 107 and on-base percentage at .327. Jonathan India and Farmer are tied for the lead in home runs with eight each. On Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Nick Lodolo to the mound. The left-hander is 3-5 with a 4.30 ERA, 82 Ks and 29 BBs.