Rockies vs Padres Picks and Prediction – 9/20/2023

The San Diego Padres remain at home on Tuesday with the Colorado Rockies in town. San Diego entered this series on Monday with 72 wins on the season and sit 4th in the NL West. The Padres have won six of their last ten games and swept the Athletics over the weekend. San Diego is averaging 4.6 runs per game on the season. Juan Soto leads the Padres this season with 32 home runs. Stay up to date with all of our MLB Picks.

Blake Snell will make his 31st start on the mound for the San Diego Padres. Snell is 14-9 on the season with 167 innings pitched. Snell has 217 strikeouts and carries a 2.43 ERA. Snell pitched 6 innings in his last three starts allowing only 2 earned runs and 9 hits. The San Diego Padres are 2nd best in the MLB with an average of 41. runs allowed per game. 

The Colorado Rockies are the last place team in the N West. Colorado has won five of their last ten games and allowed 11 runs in their loss on Sunday to the Giants. The Rockies entered this series with a losing 22-53 road record. Colorado is averaging 8.4 hits per game. Ezequiel Tovar leads Colorado on the year with 137 hits. 

The Colorado Rockies are last in the MLB in the runs allowed category as well as the hits allowed per game category. Colorado carries a 5.63 team ERA which is also last in the league. The Rockies allowed 11 runs to the Padres back in August when they lost 11-1.