Padres at Rockies 9/13/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 09/12/2019 at 8:50 PM ET

The San Diego Padres are set to visit Coors Field in Denver, Colorado for a National League West clash against the Colorado Rockies. The San Diego Padres come into this matchup with a 68-77 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning a recent home game against the Chicago Cubs, 4-0. Chris Paddack received the starting nod for the San Diego Padres, and he had success as he went 6 scoreless innings while striking out 7 batters. Will Myers had a solid game from the plate for the San Diego Padres as he contributed 2 RBIs.

The San Diego Padres are set to start Joey Lucchesi (10-7, 3.84 ERA) who had success in his latest start as he went 6 scoreless innings while striking out 8 batters against the Colorado Rockies. Joey Lucchesi had success in his 3 starts against the Colorado Rockies during the 2019 season as he is posting a 2.95 ERA.

The Colorado Rockies come into this matchup with a 62-84 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning a recent home game against the Saint Louis Cardinals, 2-1. Antonio Senzatela received the starting nod for the Colorado Rockies, and he had success as he gave up 1 earned run in 6 innings. Tony Wolters had a solid game from the plate for the Colorado Rockies as he went 2 for 4 with an RBI.

The Colorado Rockies are set to start Jeff Hoffman (1-6, 7.06 ERA) who struggled in his latest start as he gave up 3 earned runs in 5 innings against the San Diego Padres. Jeff Hoffman had success in his 2 starts against the San Diego Padres during the 2019 season as he is posting a 3.38 ERA.

The San Diego Padres have dominated the Colorado Rockies as of recent as they have won 6 of their last 8 meetings. The San Diego Padres have a major pitching advantage in this matchup as they will be throwing their young arm in Joey Lucchesi who is posting a 3.84 ERA compared to the Rockies who has Jeff Hoffman on the mound with a 7.06 ERA. Coors Field is not a favorable place for struggling pitchers to start, and we will see that here as the Padres have enough bats in their lineup to cause some problems. Manny Machado is looking to catch some steam heading into the offseason, and he will have a chance to add a few HRs to his low total on the road. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win 7-3.

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