New York Mets at Colorado Rockies 5/20/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The New York Mets go back on the road Friday night to Denver, Co for Gabe wood of three against the Colorado Rockies. New York will come into Friday nine games over .500 in the year following an 11-4 blow out win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Max Scherzer got the start for New York giving up two runs on seven hits across 5.2 innings of work leading to the victory.

Offensively New York shined going 11-31 from the plate including 7-15 with runners in scoring position. Pete Alonso led the way for the New York offense with two hits in four at bats including a three run home run in the eighth inning to drive in four total runs.

The Colorado Rockies will continue a homestand on Friday following a victory over the San Francisco Giants that ended a three game skid. Kyle Freeland got the starter for Colorado against New York giving up three runs on seven hits across 6 innings of work leading to a no decision. The Colorado bullpen held true before Tyler Kinley came on in relief allowing no runs on one hit to pick up the victory.

As a team this season Colorado is hitting .263 from the plate to go along with a .328 OBP overall. the Rockies as a team have scored 178 runs on 329 hits, while CJ Cron is the offensive leader boasting a team high in average, homeruns, and RBI’s.