Diamondbacks at Rockies 6/8/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies.

Arizona is off on Thursday, but lost its last outing Wednesday 5-4 to the San Francisco Giants. The Diamondbacks now have an identical record to the Rockies at 32-29 and will be playing for first place in the NL West.

Nolan Arenado leads the Rockies with a .325 batting average and team highs in hits with 68 and home runs with 12. Trevor Story leads the team in RBIs with 41. Colorado has a team batting average of .244 while opposing hitters are averaging .259 at the plate against Rockies pitching. On Friday, Colorado will send German Marquez to the mound. The right-hander this season is 4-5 with an ERA of 4.5, 62 Ks and 27 BBs.