Padres at Rockies 9/14/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the San Diego Padres play game two of a three-game series on the road against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver. The Padres lost on Thursday to the Chicago Cubs 4-1. Wil Myers capped off a poor Padres showing by being ejected in the ninth after arguing balls and strikes with the home plate umpire. DInelson Lamet fell to 2-5 following the loss. 

Colorado lost on Thursday to the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3. In the loss, Nolan Arenado hit a home run and double and knocked in two runs while Josh Fuentes homered for the first time in the big leagues. Ramiel Tapia did not play for Colorado due to right knee soreness and is listed as day-to-day.

Eric Hosmer is leading the Padres with a .279 batting average in RBIs with 92 and in hits with 157. Hunter Renfroe leads in home runs with 31. San Diego is averaging .243 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .255. On Saturday, the Padres will send Eric Lauer to the mound. The southpaw is 8-8 with an ERA of 4.41, 119 Ks and 41 BBs.

Charlie Blackmon leads Colorado with a .317 batting average and in hits with 170. Nolan Arenado leads in home runs with 39 and in RBIs with 112. Colorado has a batting average of .265, while opposing hitters are averaging .279. On Saturday, the Rockies will send Peter Lambert to the mound. The right-hander is 2-6 with an ERA of 6.86, 54 Ks and 32 BBs.