Rockies at Padres 4/2/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Rockies will head to southern California when they visit the San Diego Padres on Monday. Through their first three games of the season, the Rockies are 1-2 after opening with a pair of losses to Arizona before beating the Diamondbacks on Saturday 2-1. Charlie Blackmon hit a pair of home runs in the win while Bryan Shaw pitched scoreless baseball in the seventh for the win, and Wade Davis was perfect in the ninth for the save. Colorado starter German Marquez pitched well but left with the game tied.

San Diego is still looking for it first win after opening with three straight losses to the Milwaukee Brewers. On Saturday, the Padres lost 7-3 and were swept in the opening series. Freddy Galvis hit a two-run home run for the Padres and Eric Hosmer knocked in a run with a double during the third. Ian Desmond is leading Colorado in batting average at .400, while Charlie Blackmon leads the team in home runs with three and RBIs with five. The Rockies have hit 7 home runs in their first three games. On Monday, Colorado will send Chad Bettis to the mound. Last season the right-hander was 2-4 with an ERA of 5.05, 30 strikeouts and 11 walks in 46.1 innings.

Freddy Galvis is leading nearly every offensive category for the Padres. The shortstop is batting .417, with 1 home run, 3 RBIs, an OBP of .462 and five hits. Two other Padres – Austin Hedges and Cory Spangenberg have home runs for the team. On Monday, San Diego will send Bryan Mitchell to the mound. The right-hander in 2017 was 1-1 with an ERA of 5.79, 17 strikeouts and 12 walks in just 32.2 innings pitched.