Phillies at Rockies 9/25/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of a four-game series on the road Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies. The Phillies lost to Atlanta Sunday 2-1. The loss was the Phillies fourth straight. The Phillies only run was from a solo home run off the bat of Scott Kingrey during the third inning. Aaron Nola dropped to 16-6 on the season.
Nolan Arenado leads the Rockies with a .293 batting average, in home runs with 34 and RBIs with 103. Charlie Blackmon leads in hits with 171. Colorado has a team batting average of .254 while opposing hitters are averaging the same .250 at the plate against Rockies pitching. On Tuesday, the Rockies will send Jon Gray to the mound. The right-hander this season is 11-8 with an ERA of 5.07, 175 Ks and 49 BBs.
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The Phillies have not fared well with Vince Velasquez on the mound in road games losing 19 of the right-hander’s last 26 starts away from home. The Rockies have won 6 of Jon Gray’s last 7 starts at home and 8 of his last 10 starts versus teams with a winning percentage above .500. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rockies win 5-3.