Colorado Rockies at New York Mets 8/26/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Rockies play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday against the New York Mets. Colorado is 54-71 following its16-4 loss to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Colorado split a two-game interleague series with the Rangers after winning the opener on Tuesday. The Rockies are last in the National League West, 33 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shortstop Jose Iglesias is batting .308 to lead Colorado, while left fielder Connor Joe is the leader in on-base percentage with .344 and second baseman Brendan Rodgers is the leader in hits with 126. First baseman C.J. Cron is the leader in home runs with 24 and RBIs with 83. On Friday, the Colorado Rockies will send Kyle Freeland to the mound. The left-hander is 7-8 with a 4.93 ERA, 99 Ks and 43 BBs.

The New York Mets dropped to 79-46 following a 4-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. The Mets were swept in their two-game interleague series by the Yankees and have lost three of the last four. New York is first in the National League East but leads the Atlanta Braves by only 1 ½ games.

Second baseman Jeff McNeil is batting .321 to lead New York, while shortstop Francisco Lindor is the leader in hits with 131 and left fielder Mark Canha is the leader in on-base percentage .373. First baseman Pete Alonso has 30 home runs and 102 RBIs to lead New York in both. On Friday, the New York Mets will send Chris Bassitt to the mound. The right-hander is 11-7 with a 3.26 ERA, 138 Ks and 36 BBs.