Colorado Rockies at Texas Rangers 4/11/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Monday afternoon MLB action, the Colorado Rockies will travel to Globe Life Field to take on the Texas Rangers. On Sunday, C.J. Cron and C Elias Diaz both homered to power Colorado to a 9-4 home victory versus Los Angeles. RP Ty Blach allowed one hit across four shutout frames to earn the non-traditional save for the Rockies.

Talented left-hander Austin Gomber (9-9 4.53 ERA) will take the ball for the Rockies in the series opener. In 115 plus innings last season, Gomber gave up 20 home runs and fanned 113 batters.

The Texas Rangers lost 102 games a season ago and figure to finish near the bottom of the AL West Division standings. On Sunday, Texas rallied from a five-run deficit to score a 12-6 road victory versus Toronto. Nick Solak homered and scored four runs to spark the offense for the Rangers.

The Rangers will counter with twenty-seven year old southpaw Taylor Hearn (6-6 4.66 ERA) on Monday. In 11 starts last season, Hearn walked 42 batters and allowed 17 home runs through 104 plus frames.