Phillies at Rockies 9/26/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/07/2019 at 7:36 AM ET

The Philadelphia Phillies play the third game of a four-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Colorado Rockies. The Phillies lost the opener of the series on Monday 10-1. The loss was Philadelphia’s fifth straight. The Phillies only run came on a solo home run by Rhys Hoskins in the seventh inning.

Colorado has won four straight since being swept by the National League West leading Los Angeles Dodgers last week. With the win, the Rockies remained 1 ½ games behind the Dodgers but moved to within a half-game of the St. Louis Cardinals for the second and final NL wildcard spot as the Cardinals were beaten on Monday by Milwaukee.
Odubel Herrera leads Philadelphia with a .256 batting average. Cesar Hernandez has a team high in hits with 149. Rhys Hoskins leads the team in home runs with 33 and in RBIs with 94. Philadelphia has a team batting average of .236 while opposing hitters are averaging .247 at the plate against Phillies pitching. On Wednesday, the Phillies will send Nick Pivetta to the mound. The right-hander this season is 7-13 with an ERA of 4.58, 185 Ks and 48 BBs.

Nolan Arenado leads the Rockies with a .294 batting average, in home runs with 34 and RBIs with 104. Charlie Blackmon leads in hits with 172. Colorado has a team batting average of .254 while opposing hitters are averaging the same .250 at the plate against Rockies pitching. On Wednesday, the Rockies will send German Marquez to the mound. The right-hander this season is 13-10 with an ERA of 3.91, 210 Ks and 54 BBs.

It appears the Phillies have all but given up on the season losing 5 straight overall. The Phillies have lost each of the last 8 against teams with winning records and each of Pivetta’s last 4 starts overall and 4 of the right-hander’s last 5 starts on the road. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rockies win 9-3.

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