San Diego Padres (59-52) vs Colorado Rockies (41-70)
Game Info: Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 4:10 pm (Petco Park)
Matt Waldron (6-9) (3.89) vs Cal Quantrill (7-7) (4.50)
Betting Odds: San Diego Padres -145 / Colorado Rockies +122 --- Over/Under: 7.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres meet Sunday in MLB action from Petco Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Colorado Rockies will send out Cal Quantrill for the start here and Quantrill is 7-7 with a 4.50 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. In his career, Quantrill is 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA and 18 strikeouts against the Padres. San Diego will start Matt Waldron here and Waldron is 6-9 with a 3.89 ERA and 109 strikeouts this season. This will be Waldron’s second career start against the Rockies.
Colorado Rockies Recap
The Colorado Rockies come into this game looking to bounce back after dropping Saturday’s matchup by a final score of 3-2, allowing the Padres to even the series up at one win apiece. The loss put the Rockies at risk of failing to build on their series win over the Angels from earlier this week.
Rockies Looking To Play Spoiler For Rest Of Division
Ezequiel Tovar leads the Rockies with 129 hits including a team-high 31 doubles, 18 home runs and 52 RBIs with 136 strikeouts as well this season while Ryan McMahon has 16 home runs and 51 RBIs along with 22 doubles and 128 strikeouts as well. Brenton Doyle’s added 18 doubles, 18 home runs, 54 RBIs and a team-high 21 stolen bases as well as 3 triples and Tovar has a team-best .283 batting average this season. Michael Toglia’s also chipped in 19 home runs as well this season.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Padres have lost each of their last seven day games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have won five of their last six games against the Padres.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last six games at Petco Park.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line each of their last five day games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
San Diego Padres Recap
The San Diego Padres will be looking to win the series after evening the set up with Saturday’s victory. The win gave the Padres a chance to keep their hot run alive after earning series wins over the Dodgers, Orioles, Nationals and Guardians since the all-star break.
Padres Trying To Catch Dodgers At NL West Summit
Jurickson Profar has 116 hits along with a .304 batting average and 17 doubles with 18 homers and 70 RBIs. Jake Cronenworth has 61 RBIs while Fernando Tatis Jr. has belted 14 home runs, 86 hits, 71 strikeouts and 8 stolen bases as well this season, but is out of the lineup because of injury. Manny Machado has 16 home runs and 58 RBIs but also has 87 strikeouts while Ha-Seong Kim has 83 hits with 3 triples, 14 doubles, 10 home runs, 44 RBIs and a team-high 20 stolen bases.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last seven day games against NL West opponents.
- The Padres have won eight of their last nine games after playing the previous day.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven games against NL West opponents following a road loss.
- The Padres have covered the run line in four of their last five games against National League opponents following a win.
Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction
Give me the Padres in this one. The Rockies got back to the Rockies we’ve come to expect to see this season, struggling to produce on the road. Quantrill has been one of Colorado’s better starters this season, but I just think he’s up against it here as the Padres have been rolling along and have been finding ways to win. I think the Padres keep it going and get the win to take the series. Give me San Diego.
Chris’s Pick San Diego -145
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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