Athletics vs Rockies Picks and Prediction – 4/4/2025

On Friday, the Athletics open a three-game series on the road in Mile High City versus the Colorado Rockies. The Athletics are 2-5 and last in the American League West, three games behind first place. The Athletics lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-2 on Wednesday and were swept in their three-game series with Chicago. The Athletics opened the season winning two of the first three but have since lost four straight. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Jacob Wilson is batting .375 with nine hits and a .375 on-base percentage to lead the Athletics in each of the three categories. Brent Rooker has team highs in home runs with three and RBI with seven. The Athletics have a team batting average of .219 and a slugging percentage of .386. On Friday, the Athletics will send Osvaldo Bido to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA, 4 Ks, and 4 BBs.

The Colorado Rockies look to turn around a poor start with a victory at home on Friday when opening their series with the Athletics. Colorado is 1-4 and last in the National League West, 5 ½ games behind first-place Los Angeles. Colorado lost Philadelphia 5-1 on Wednesday. The loss was Colorado’s third straight, and the Rockies played the Phillies late Thursday. 

Hunter Goodman is batting .368 with two home runs, three RBI, seven hits, and an on-base percentage of .400 to lead Colorado in each of the five categories. Colorado has a team batting average of .196 and a slugging percentage of .288. The Colorado Rockies have not yet announced their starting pitcher for Friday's opening game of a three-game set with the Athletics.

The Colorado Rockies are off to a very poor start with just one victory in four games and have lost seven of the last eight dating back to last season. The big difference in this matchup will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics, who had a solid start last week. Athletics’ starter Osvaldo Bido had a strong first outing, allowing one run on three hits across five innings when beating Seattle 4-2. Final Score Prediction, the Athletics win 5-2.