Jorge De La Rosa (2-2, 6.15 ERA) and Jose Urena (0-2, 7.24 ERA) take the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Colorado Rockies (25-29) and the Miami Marlins (23-33) at Coors Field. The Rockies won the last game 10-5 and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 4:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jun. 7 and can be seen on FSN-FL and ROOT-RM.
De La Rosa is 5-5 with a 5.71 ERA in his appearances against the Marlins, and goes up against a quality Miami offense which is batting .262 this season. DJ LeMahieu (.339, 25 Rs, 3 HRs, 27 RBIs, 5 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 3 for 5 with two runs and one RBI. Urena went 6.0 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out four and walking three in a 5-1 defeat to the Cubs in his most recent start. Dee Gordon (.365, 31 Rs, 16 RBIs, 20 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Marlins, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one run.
Colorado is a -124 favorite against Miami and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 11 runs. The Rockies have recorded an overall money line of -212 and have shown a weak performance as a favorite this season with a record of 5-10. Colorado has gone winless in its last 10 as the favorite. The Rockies have no trouble scoring as they lead the NL in home offense with 5.1 runs per home game. The Rockies lead the NL in hits at home with an impressive 10.3 per game. Colorado strikes out the least of any team in the NL at home, with only 6.2 per game.
In games where it is the underdog, Miami has a 12-16 record and an overall money line of -1,053. The Marlins are tough outs for opponents, ranking fifth in the NL with 8.9 hits per game. When it comes to issuing walks on the road, the Marlins have the fifth-fewest in the NL with an average of just 2.7 walks allowed per game.
The Rockies have a 21-21 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Urena takes the mound. De La Rosa (RHP) will be on the hill against the Marlins, who have inferior records against right-handed starting pitchers on the road and overall of 7-15 and 16-29, respectively.
Predictions: SU Winner – COL, O/U – Over
Notes
When the Marlins play into extra innings, they have a 2-1 record. The Rockies are 1-3 when their games exceed nine innings.
The Marlins are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Rockies have a 12-22 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they outhit their opponents, the Marlins are 17-10. The Rockies have a 19-5 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 21st, Miami sits near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 218 this season. Colorado ranks in the top 10 at eighth with 244.
Colorado and Miami both rank near the bottom of the league in walks. Colorado sits at 29th with 118 this season and Miami ranks 23rd with 133.
When the Rockies hit at least one home run, they are 22-14. When the Marlins hit at least one homer, they have a 13-17 record.
