The Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies meet Wednesday in MLB action from Coors Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Cincinnati Reds will send out Graham Ashcraft for the start here and Ashcraft is 4-3 with a 4.76 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season. This will be Ashcraft’s second career start against the Rockies. Dakota Hudson will start for the Rockies here and is 2-7 with a 5.02 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Reds, Hudson is 3-2 with a 3.34 ERA and 17 strikeouts.
Cincinnati Reds Recap
The Cincinnati Reds come into this one looking to complete the sweep of the Rockies after picking up a 4-1 win over Colorado in Tuesday’s clash. The win on Tuesday gave the Reds back-to-back series wins after their series win over the Cubs last week.
Reds Starting To Heat Up Offensively
Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 52 hits, 10 home runs and 26 RBIs with 32 stolen bases along with a .233 batting average as well. Spencer Steer has a team-high 38 RBIs with 14 doubles and 11 stolen bases while Will Benson also has 12 doubles with 8 stolen bases but also has 76 strikeouts while De La Cruz has a team-high 84 strikeouts so far this season. Jeimer Candelario also has a team-leading 14 doubles as well this season for Cincinnati.
Why the Cincinnati Reds will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last six day games against NL Central opponents.
- The Reds have won each of their last five games against the Rockies.
- The Reds have covered the run line each of their last six road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games at Coors Field against teams that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games.
Colorado Rockies Recap
The Colorado Rockies come into this one looking to avoid the sweep after Tuesday’s defeat at the hands of the Reds. The series loss makes it back-to-back series L’s for the Reds after falling short against the Dodgers last week.
Rockies Starting To Cool Off
Ezequiel Tovar leads the Rockies with 72 hits including a team-high 19 doubles with a team-high 79 strikeouts as well this season while Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs along with 10 doubles. Brenton Doyle’s added 11 doubles and a team-high 14 stolen bases as well and Elias Diaz has a team-best .298 batting average this season.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Reds have lost each of their last eight day games against National League opponents following a road win.
- The Rockies have won three of their last four games as home underdogs following a home loss.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in eight of their last nine day games at Coors Field following a loss.
- The Reds have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven day games against National League opponents following a road win.
- The Reds have trailed after 3 innings in eight of their last 11 games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Reds have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have led after 5 innings in each of their last four Wednesday day games as underdogs.
Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction
I’m on the Reds here. I just think that they’re playing the better baseball right now and while the Rockies have had a tendency to provide value and play their better baseball at home, they’re just not in that mode right now and I’m not sure Dakota Hudson is going to be a guy to bring it out of them. The Reds have outplayed the Rockies in this series and I think they complete the sweep. Give me Cincinnati.