Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres 7/29/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The final game of the Thursday MLB schedule will feature a matchup between the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres from Petco Park. The Rockies (44-58) are a major league worst 11-38 away from home and have fallen out of contention in the NL West Division race. Last night, Colorado OF Raimel Tapia collected four hits an scored a pair of runs during an 8-7 road loss against the Los Angeles Angels.

Twenty-eight year old left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-5 4.85 ERA) will make his 12th start of the season for the Rockies. Last time out, Freeland allowed just one run in seven innings during a 1-0 road loss against Los Angeles.

The San Diego Padres have won 34 of their first 54 home games and trail San Francisco by 5.5 games for first place. On Wednesday, San Diego SP Blake Snell was tagged for seven runs and lasted just four innings during a 10-4 home loss versus Oakland. OF Jurickson Profar reached base three times and scored a run in a losing effort for the Padres (59-45).

The Padres will counter with twenty-eight year old righty Joe Musgrove (6-7 3.13 ERA) in the series opener. Through 109 plus innings, Musgrove has struck out 123 batters and owns a solid 1.01 WHIP.