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Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction & Betting Tips - MLB
by Joseph King | in MLB Predictions
An NL West battle in Major League Baseball sees the third-place Los Angeles Dodgers head to Coors Field to take on the fifth-placed Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. After splitting the first two games of this series 1-1, both teams will be looking for a win in the third and final game to claim the series win. The Dodgers recorded a 5-0 win on Tuesday before the Rockies responded with a 9-8 win yesterday. The defeat was only the second loss that LA has suffered over their last seven games as they look to cut into Arizona’s lead atop the division. The Dodgers now trail Arizona by only three games and sit only a half game behind the second-place Giants. The visitors will send out rookie pitcher Emmet Sheehan who is making only his third start of the season. The 23-year-old impressed in his first two outings, pitching 12 total innings and giving up only two earned runs. Sheehan is 1-0 on the year with a 1.50 ERA.
The Rockies have been able to put a few wins on the board lately but they aren’t in a good run overall. The home team has now lost seven of their last 10 overall and sit a massive 13.5 games behind their opponents today in the standings. Not even a week has passed since Colorado’s historic loss at the hands of the Angels which saw them give up 21 runs in two innings for a 25-1 loss. It’s not a surprise to see the Rockies rank as the second-worst team in the MLB with an average of 5.91 runs allowed per game. They’ve now allowed a ridiculous 45 runs in their last four games alone. Colorado will send out Chase Anderson to the mound who is 0-2 on the year with a 5.79 ERA. Anderson has been in terrible form and is coming off an abysmal start which saw him last only two and two thirds innings while allowing nine earned runs off 10 hits.
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Colorado Rockies - Los Angeles Dodgers Key Points
- Rockies’ starter Chase Anderson has allowed 10 home runs in his last five starts.
- The Dodgers rank second in the MLB in home runs per game at 1.61 and rank sixth in team OPS at .768.
- Los Angeles ranks fourth in runs scored per game at 5.34 while Colorado ranks 29th in runs allowed per game at 5.91.
- The Rockies have lost three of their last four games when Chase Anderson takes the hill.
- Anderson has allowed 16 earned runs in his last two starts, totaling only five and two thirds innings pitched.
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Our Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction
Despite the Dodgers sending out an inexperienced pitcher in Sheehan, we still have to give them the nod in the pitching advantage here. Anderson has been in shocking form in his last two starts and things won’t get any easier against this high-powered Dodgers team. We expect LA to give their young pitcher plenty of run support which should ultimately see the Californians walk away with a comfortable win. Our Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers prediction is for the Dodgers to win and cover the -1.5 run line.
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