This is an 8* on COLORADO

Don’t let the fact that the Rockies are 3-10 their last 13 home games fool you. All of those home games were played against three of the top four teams in the National League with nine of them against the Dodgers and Giants. Now they are going to host Washington, a team they took two of three from on the road last week. The Rockies are 46-32 at Coors Field this year. Factor out games vs. the Dodgers and Giants and that record improves to 41-18. The Nationals are not a threat. They are in last place in the NL East after losing three of four to the Reds over the weekend. Their record after a loss is 34-57 and they are just 29-49 on the road. German Marquez will start Monday’s game for Colorado. He’s one of the few to have mastered the usually unfavorable conditions at Coors. He has a 14-3 team start record at home for the 2021 season. It helps that the Rockies’ offense puts up an average of 5.6 runs/game at home as well. But Marquez has good numbers here, including a 3.49 ERA. Josiah Gray does not have good numbers for Washington as he’s allowed five or more runs in four of his last five starts. Play on COLORADO

AAA