Rockies at Rangers 6/16/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies continue their weekend interleague series on the road against the Texas Rangers.

Colorado arrived at the series off a 9-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. The Rockies were held hitless until the seventh inning with two out by Vince Velasquez. The Rockies have lost six of their last seventh and have fallen to fourth place in the National League West.

Texas was off on Thursday, but lost for the sixth straight game on Wednesday falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. The Rangers and Dodgers emptied their benches after a collision at home plate earlier in the game and Texas catcher Jonathan Lucroy could not tag Enrique Hernandez in the 11th inning due to a wild throw from pitcher Matt Bush allowing the winning run to score. Nolan Arenado leads Colorado with a .305 batting average. Trevor Story leads the team in home runs with 14 and in RBIs with 50. Colorado has a team batting average of .245 while opposing hitters are averaging .261 at the plate against Rockies pitching. On Saturday, Colorado will send Kyle Freeland to the mound. The left-hander this season is 6-6 with an ERA of 3.68, 70 Ks and 26 BBs.

Shin-Soo Choo leads Texas with a .274 batting average and a team high in hits with 71. Joey Gallo leads the team in home runs with 17, while Nomar Mazara has the team lead in RBIs with 42. Texas has a team batting average of .229 while opposing hitters are averaging .272 at the plate against Rangers pitching. On Saturday, the Rangers will send Mike Minor to the mound. The left-hander on the season is 4-4 with an ERA of 5.65, 56 Ks and 15 BBs.