Colorado Rockies at New York Mets 8/27/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies play the third game of a four-game series on the road against the New York Mets. Colorado is 54-72 following its 3-1 loss to New York in the opening game of the series on Thursday. The Rockies have lost two straight, three of the last four and eight of the last 11. The Rockies are last in the National League West, 33 ½ games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and you can find the best MLB picks here. 

Shortstop Jose Iglesias is batting .310 to lead Colorado and has a team high .345 on-base percentage. First baseman C.J Cron is the leader in home runs with 24 and RBIs with 83, while second baseman Brendan Rodgers is the leader in hits with 126. On Saturday, 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.

New York improved to 80-46 following its two-run victory over Colorado on Thursday. Jacob deGrom had nine strikeouts in the victory for New York, while holding the Rockies to just one run on three hits across six innings. Pete Alonso hit a two-run home run for New York. The Mets are first in the National League East, two games ahead of the second-place Atlanta Braves. 

Second baseman Jeff McNeil is batting.320 to lead New York, while left fielder Mark Canha is the leader in on-base percentage of .373 and shortstop Francisco Lindor is the leader in hits with 131. First baseman Pete Alonso is the leader in home runs with 31 and RBIs with 104. On Saturday, the New York Mets will send David Peterson to the mound. The left-hander is 6-3 with a 3.44 ERA, 97 Ks and 40 BBs.