Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres 8/1/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 07/31/2022 at 10:06 PM ET
The Colorado Rockies open a five-game series on the road Monday against the San Diego Padres. Colorado is 46-56 following its 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Brendan Rodgers collected three hits and Kyle Freeland out dueled Clayton Kershaw for the win. The Rockies are fourth in the National League West, 22 games behind the first-place Dodgers.
Shortstop Jose Iglesias is batting .305 to lead Colorado and left fielder Connor Joe has a team-high .357 on-base percentage. First baseman C.J. Cron has 22 home runs, 71 RBIs and 106 hits to lead Colorado in each category. On Monday, the Colorado Rockies will send Antonio Senzatela to the mound. The right-hander is 3-5 with a 4.90 ERA, 43 Ks and 17 BBs.
San Diego is 56-46 following its 7-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. San Diego has struggled of late, losing four of the last six. The Padres are 19th in team batting average at .240. San Diego is second in the National League West, but a distant 12 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
Third baseman Manny Machado is batting .297 with 18 home runs, 57 RBIs, 103 hits and an on-base percentage of .370 to lead San Diego in each category. Jake Cronenworth is second in RBIs with 49 and Luke Voit is second in home runs with 13. On Monday, the San Diego Padres will send Mike Clevinger to the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 3.38 ERA, 53 Ks and 16 BBs.
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Colorado has lost seven of the last 10 and the Rockies have lost five of the last seven versus an opponent with a winning record at home. Colorado starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela has allowed three earned runs or more in each of the last four starts and the Rockies have lost three of the four. San Diego's Mike Clevinger has had two consecutive strong outings allowing three runs on 10 hits across 13 innings. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win 6-3.
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