Colorado Rockies at Miami Marlins 6/8/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Rockies open a three-game series on the road Tuesday in South Florida against the Miami Marlins. Colorado is 24-36 following a 3-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Colorado avoided the sweep in the three-game interleague series with the victory on Sunday after losing each of the first two games. Colorado is fourth in the National League West 13 ½ games behind the first-place San Francisco Giants.

Raimel Tapia is batting .280 to lead Colorado and the left fielder has a team high 61 hits. Second baseman Ryan McMahon is the leader in home runs with 13, while right fielder Charlie Blackmon is the leader in RBIs with 32 and on-base percentage at .368. On Tuesday, Colorado will send Antonio Senzatela to the mound. The right-hander is 2-5 with an ERA of 4.47, 34 Ks and 16 BBs.

Miami looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Colorado on Tuesday. The Marlins are 25-33 following a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Sandy Alcantara pitched eight strong innings and the Marlins were able to snap an eight-game losing streak with the victory. The losing streak was Miami's longest in six years. Miami is fourth in the National League East seven games behind the first place New York Mets.

Miguel Rojas is batting .275 to lead Miami and the shortstop has a team high .354 on-base percentage. First baseman Jesus Aguilar is the leader in home runs with 12, RBIs with 44 and hits with 52. Miami has 53 home runs in 58 games. Miami has not yet announced the name of its starting pitcher for the opening game of this series against Colorado on Tuesday.