This month I move back to the baseball field as I preview and make a pick for today’s game between the Colorado Rockies and the Chicago Cubs.
Colorado Rockies (42-54) @ Chicago Cubs (51-46)
Overview: The Colorado Rockies were victorious 17-7 at home versus Cincinnati yesterday. Since the all-star break they are 3-5. Their record is now 42-54 on the season. They came in to the all-star break with a 4 game winning streak. They are currently in 5th place in the NL West, 12 games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgets. As a team the Rockies are batting .273, 4th in the majors. They have scored 436 runs, 5th in the majors. 2nd baseman DJ LeMahieu leads the team in batting average with a .314 average, leads the team in on-base percentage with .370, and leads the team in hits with 109. He has 4 home runs, 39 runs batted in, and has scored 52 runs. He has walked 31 times and struck out 63 times. He has 12 stolen bases on the season. 3rd baseman Nolan Arenado leads the team in home runs with 25. He also leads the team in runs batted in with 74. He is batting .286. He has scored 55 runs. He’s walked 18 times and struck out 55 times. Right-fielder Carlos Gonzalez is batting .270 with 18 home runs and 47 rbis. He has 47 runs scored. He has 28 walks and 72 strikeouts. He has 2 stolen bases. Left-handed starter Jorge De La Rosa leads the team in wins with 6 and leads the team in strikeouts with 86. He has a 4.62 with 44 walks in 87.2 innings pitched. Right-handed starter Kyle Kendrick has a 4-11 record with a 6.33 era. He has struck out 59 batters and has walked 34. He’s made 20 starts thus far. He’s thrown 112.1 innings. Right-handed starter Chad Bettis has a 5-4 record with a 4.88 era. He has 65 strikeouts. He’s made 13 starts thus far. He’s walked 30 batters. He’s thrown 75.2 innings. Right-handed closer John Axford leads the team in saves with 16. The Chicago Cubs have now dropped 3 in a row after yesterday’s 11-5 defeat at home versus Philadelphia. They are 51-46 on the season. They are 4-6 since the all-star break. They are currently in 3rd place in the NL Central, 11.5 games behind the division-leading St. Louis Cardinals. As a team the Cubs are batting .237, 28th in the majors. They have scored 369 runs, 24th in the majors. 1st baseman leads the team in batting average with a .282 average, leads the team in home runs with 16, leads the team in on-base percentage with .397, and leads the team in hits with 99. He has 51 runs batted in and has scored 51 runs. He’s walked 49 times and struck out 53 times. He has 14 stolen bases on the season. 3rd baseman Kris Bryant leads the team in rbis with 56. He has a .252 average with 13 home runs and 56 runs batted in. He’s walked 51 times and struck out 118 times. He has 10 stolen bases. Catcher Miguel Montero is batting .230 with 10 home runs and 32 rbis. He has scored 19 runs. He has walked 33 times and struck out 64 times. Left-fielder Chris Coghlan is batting .254 with 10 home runs and 23 runs batted in. He has scored 35 runs. He has walked 37 times and struck out 58 times. He has 9 stolen bases on the season. Right-handed Jake Arrieta leads the team in wins with 11, leads the team in era with 2.61, and leads the team in strikeouts with 141 k’s. He has 6 losses on the season. He’s made 20 starts thus far. He’s walked 31 batters. He’s thrown 134.2 innings. Right-handed Jason Motte has a 7-1 record with a 2.79 era. He has 25 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched. He hasn’t made a single start this season. He’s walked 10 batters. Right-handed closer Hector Rondon leads the team in saves with 12.
Tonight’s starters are left-handed Jorge De La Rosa (6-4) for the Rockies and right-handed Kyle Hendricks (4-5) for the Cubs.
Tonight is the 4th of 6 meetings this season between the Rockies and Cubs. The Cubs have 2 of the first 3 meetings. Colorado is 18-27 on the road this season. Chicago is 25-23 at home this season.
Prediction: The Cubs did not look good in being swept by the 37-63 Phillies. I don’t think they’ll look as bad in their 2nd straight series with a last place team. Play: Cubs -150 (Bet365)
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