MLB Betting Line
The Rockies opened as the slight home favorite at -115 and those odds and the 10-run total have not changed. In the run-line the Diamondbacks are at -185 getting 1.5 runs and the Rockies are posted at +165 giving 1.5 runs.
Set-up
In the 2nd game of this series yesterday the Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 6-3. The Diamondbacks scored six runs on 10 hits, and the Rockies scored three runs on nine hits.
The Diamondbacks snapped their three-game losing streak in the win over the Rockies in their last game. While they rank 3rd in the Majors in team ERA, Arizona gave up 27 runs in their recent three-game skid before only allowing three runs in their last game. The Diamondbacks are in 3rd place in the NL West 2,5 games back of the Rockies and are four games out of the 2nd NL Wild Card slot.
The Rockies have lost two of their last three and three of their previous five games. While the Rockies are in first place in the NL West, they are only 1.5 games up on the L.A. Dodgers and 2.5 games up on the Diamondbacks. After this game, Colorado faces both of these teams once more in the regular season with each series on the road.
This season the Diamondbacks rank 17th in runs scored and 3rd in team ERA and the Rockies rank 10th in runs scored and 22nd in team ERA.
Head-To-Head
These two teams have split the first two games of this series, and on the season Arizona is 7-6 against the Rockies. While the Diamondbacks have lost five of their last seven games against the Rockies, they have won 10 of their last 13 games facing them in Colorado.
Pitching Match-Up
Arizona: Patrick Corbin (11-5 3.01 ERA)
Colorado: Jon Gray (11-7 4.69 ERA)
In Corbin’s last start he had a good one only giving up one earned run on four hits in six innings in a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. The Diamondbacks had lost his previous two starts, and while he only gave up two earned runs in 12 innings, he was just backed by two runs of support. The Diamondbacks have won both of Corbin’s starts this season against the Rockies and the last one coming in Colorado on July 10th where he gave up two earned runs on four 1/3 innings in a 5-3 Arizona win.
The Diamondbacks have won 14 of Corbin’s last 17 starts against the Rockies, and they have won six of his previous eight starts facing them in Colorado. Corbin has not allowed more than two earned runs in four straight starts.
In Gray’s last start he gave up two earned runs on four hits in four innings in a 4-2 loss to the L.A. Dodgers. After winning nine in a row with him on the hill, the Rockies have lost two of his last three starts. Gray has allowed two earned runs in each of his previous two starts.
Gray has not faced the Diamondbacks since his season debut where he gave up three earned runs in four innings in an 8-2 Colorado loss. In six career starts against the Diamondbacks Gray is 2-3 with an ERA of 4.98, and in three starts facing them in Colorado, he is 0-2 with an ERA of 6.23.
Colorado at Arizona MLB Betting Angles
The Rockies are 5-2 in their last 7 games against the Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks are 10-3 in their last 13 road games against the Rockies.
Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records
Arizona Diamondbacks: 77-71 SU / O/U 65-74 / Run Line W/L 77-68
Colorado Rockies: 79-65 SU / O/U 60-76 / Run Line W/L 74-70
Rockies at Diamondbacks MLB Key Betting Trends
- ARIZ is 3-8 in their last 11 games
- ARIZ is 1-4 in their previous 5 road games
- ARIZ has an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 games
- COL is 7-3 in their last 10 games
- COL is 24-11 in their previous 35 home games
- COL has an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 games
Key Player Injuries
DIAMONDBACKS
[3B] 09/04/2018 – Jake Lamb 60-day DL (09/04) ( Shoulder )
[P] 07/12/2018 – Shelby Miller 60-day DL (07/12) ( Elbow )
[RF] 07/08/2018 – Jarrod Dyson 60-day DL (07/05) ( Groin )
[P] 06/01/2018 – Taijuan Walker is out for season ( Forearm )
[P] 05/09/2018 – Braden Shipley 10-day DL (05/07) ( Elbow )
ROCKIES
[CF] 09/06/2018 – Yonathan Daza 60-day DL (09/04) ( Shoulder )
[P] 07/08/2018 – Mike Dunn 60-day DL (07/07) ( Undisclosed )
[P] 03/26/2018 – Rayan Gonzalez 60-day DL (03/12) ( Elbow )
[P] 04/24/2018 – Carlos Estevez 60-day DL (03/26) ( Oblique )
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