Rockies at Padres 8/30/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/07/2019 at 7:25 AM ET

The Colorado Rockies head to southern California on Thursday to open a four-game series with the San Diego Padres. The Rockies were victorious on Tuesday defeating the Los Angeles Angels 3-2. The win coupled with an Arizona loss, moved the Rockies into a first place tie with the Diamondbacks in the National League West.

San Diego was victorious on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Rookie Jacob Nix pitched 8 1/3 innings to up his record to 2-2. Travis Jankowski homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the first as the Padres won a pitcher’s duel. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for San Diego.
in home runs with 31, and RBIs with 91. Trevor Story leads the team in hits with 146. Colorado has a team batting average of .255 while opposing hitters are averaging the same .253 at the plate against Rockies pitching. On Thursday, the Rockies will send German Marquez to the mound. The right-hander this season is 11-9 with an ERA of 4.21, 160 Ks and 49 BBs.

Eric Hosmer leads San Diego with a .250 batting average and a team high in hits with 128. Freddy Galvis leads the team in RBIs with 56. Christian Villanueva is the team leader in home runs with 20. San Diego has a team batting average of .235 while opposing hitters are averaging .260 at the plate against Padres pitching. On Thursday, the Padres will send Clayton Richard to the mound. The lefthander this season is 7-11 with an ERA of 5.33, 108 Ks and 60 BBs.

Colorado has won 5 of the last 7 overall against San Diego and 5 of the last 7 played in San Diego. The Rockies have won 8 of German Marquez’s last 10 starts and 5 of the right-hander’s last 6 starts on the road. San Diego has lost 13 of its last 16 at home against teams with record above .500. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rockies win 7-1.

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