Colorado Rockies (16-15) vs Kansas City Royals (10-18)
Game Info: Friday, May 13, 2022 at 8:40 pm (Coors Field)
Kyle Freeland (1-3) (3.94) vs Zack Greinke (0-2) (2.67)
Betting Odds: Colorado Rockies -135 / Kansas City Royals +125 --- Over/Under: 10.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals face off on Friday in an MLB showdown at Coors Field.
The Rockies come into this game with a 16-15 record overall and coming into this game they have lost four games in a row. Over the last two games the Rockies have scored only three runs total and they have given up 16 runs. The Rockies offense has been solid this season but they are giving up 5.23 runs per game which is 28th in the league. C.J. Cron has been the top player for the Rockies hitting nine home runs and driving in 24 RBIs.
On the other side of this matchup is the Kansas City Royals who sit with a 10-18 record overall. Even though they have struggled this season they are coming off a victory in the last game. The offense scored eight runs against the Texas Rangers, and that was enough to secure the victory. The top offensive player for the Royals has been Andrew Benintendi and he has hit one home run and driven in 12 RBIs.
On the mound for the Rockies is Kyle Freeland who sits with a 1-3 record and an ERA of 3.94. In his last start against the Diamondbacks, he went six innings giving up five hits and zero runs. At times Freeland hasn’t gotten a ton of run support.
On the mound for the Royals is Zack Greinke who sits with an 0-2 record and an ERA of 2.67. In his last start against the Orioles he went 5.2 innings giving up 10 hits and two runs.
The Rockies are 10-1 in Freeland’s last 11 starts against a team with a losing record. The over is the Rockies last six during Game 1 of the series. The under is 13-3-1 in Freeland’s last 17 interleague games.
Greinke has been playing with fire, and I think it’s going to catch up to him in this game. Greinke gave up 10 hits in his last starts and the Rockies are going to do a better job of driving runs in here. Look for the Rockies to score six or seven runs here and they will secure the victory.