Rockies at Dodgers 5/21/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Colorado Rockies (25-21, 2nd NL West) will open a three-game series on the road against National League West rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers (19-26, 4th NL West).

Colorado completes its weekend series on Sunday against San Francisco before visiting Los Angeles. The Rockies lost on Saturday to the Giants 9-4 snapping a two game winning streak. In the loss, Charlies Blackmon had a pair of hits and scored twice for Colorado.

The Dodgers received a two-run pinch-hit double from Matt Kemp in the ninth inning to beat Washington 5-4 even though Max Scherzer pitched a gem for the Nationals. The Dodgers swept a double header winning earlier in the day 4-1, giving them three straight wins. Nolan Arenado leads Colorado with a .322 batting average and team high 49 hits. Charlie Blackmon has the team lead in home runs with 12 and Trevor Story leads in RBIs with 33. Colorado has a team batting average of .230 while opposing hitters are averaging .247 at the plate against Rockies pitching. On Monday, Colorado will send German Marquez to the mound. The right-hander is 2-5 with an ERA of 5.15, 43 Ks and 20 BBs. Matt Kemp leads the Dodgers with a .313 batting average. Yasmani Grandal has the team lead in home runs with seven and RBIs with 27. Los Angeles has a team batting average of .240 while opposing hitters are averaging .243 at the plate against Dodgers pitching. On Monday, the Dodgers will send rookie Walker Buehler to the mound. The right-hander on the season is 2-1 with an ERA of 2.67, 34 Ks and 9 BBs.