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**$20 TUESDAY** Rogers' ROUND TRIPPER >> 2-0-1 Monday!
(MLB) San Diego vs. Colorado,
Money Line: -138.00 Colorado (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -138.00 Colorado (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Rockies lost 13 of 18 games prior to the break and returned to play this past weekend at Citi Field against the Mets. They promptly lost 14-2 and 9-3, giving them 15 losses in their previous 20 games. However, Colorado "stopped the bleeding" with a 13-4 rout of the Mets on Sunday and returned home Monday to open a three-game series with the Padres. San Diego was coming off three straight series wins but at 40-51 (prior to Monday's game), the Padres were hardly a formidable opponent. Yes, the Padres had won four of their last six on the road but they were still only 16-28 away from home on the season. Colorado won 9-6 last night, giving the team consecutive wins for the first time in four-plus weeks.
The pitching matchup: A pair of rookies take the mound on Tuesday night, Dinelson Lamet (3-3 & 5.93 ERA) for San Diego and Antonio Senzatela (9-3 & 4.63 ERA) for Colorado. Lamet has struck out 55 in just 41 innings but also has been reached for 10 HRs over his first eight major-league starts. Lamet hasn't pitched since losing 11-2 to Cleveland back on July 7, when he allowed six runs (five earned) on six hits in only four innings. This is his ninth career start and first against Colorado. Senzatela is being recalled from Triple-A and will make his first big-league start since June 22. He was 7-1 with a 3.19 ERA through 10 starts before he began struggling as he posted an 8.54 ERA during a five-start stretch. Senzatela has already defeated the Padres twice this season, recording a 2.77 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 13 innings.
The pick: This is Lamet's first time in Coors Field and it hardly bodes well that in four road starts in 2017, he owns an 8.00 ERA and 1.61 WHIP (welcome to Coors!). As for Senzatela, he's had great success at Coors, going 7-2 in his nine starts there. He'll face a San Diego team which ranks 30th (dead-last) in both runs scored (3.63 per) and team BA (.231) plus is only 16-29 on the road, getting outscored 5.20-to-3.51 RPG. Meanwhile, he'll be backed by a Colorado team averaging 5.87 RPG at home in 2017. Make Colorado an 8* play.
The pitching matchup: A pair of rookies take the mound on Tuesday night, Dinelson Lamet (3-3 & 5.93 ERA) for San Diego and Antonio Senzatela (9-3 & 4.63 ERA) for Colorado. Lamet has struck out 55 in just 41 innings but also has been reached for 10 HRs over his first eight major-league starts. Lamet hasn't pitched since losing 11-2 to Cleveland back on July 7, when he allowed six runs (five earned) on six hits in only four innings. This is his ninth career start and first against Colorado. Senzatela is being recalled from Triple-A and will make his first big-league start since June 22. He was 7-1 with a 3.19 ERA through 10 starts before he began struggling as he posted an 8.54 ERA during a five-start stretch. Senzatela has already defeated the Padres twice this season, recording a 2.77 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 13 innings.
The pick: This is Lamet's first time in Coors Field and it hardly bodes well that in four road starts in 2017, he owns an 8.00 ERA and 1.61 WHIP (welcome to Coors!). As for Senzatela, he's had great success at Coors, going 7-2 in his nine starts there. He'll face a San Diego team which ranks 30th (dead-last) in both runs scored (3.63 per) and team BA (.231) plus is only 16-29 on the road, getting outscored 5.20-to-3.51 RPG. Meanwhile, he'll be backed by a Colorado team averaging 5.87 RPG at home in 2017. Make Colorado an 8* play.
