San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies 7/9/2014 Free MLB Picks & Predictions
by Josh Schonwald - 7/8/2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 3:10 PM on FSSD
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
San Diego Padres - Stults, E (3-11) vs. Colorado Rockies - Jurrjens, J (0-1)
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Wednesday afternoon, the San Diego Padres will take the field behind Eric Stults as they take on the Colorado Rockies and Jair Jurrjens. Stults makes his 19th start as Jurrjens makes his 2nd.
Eric Stults got the win his last time out and that took his record to 3 -11 with an ERA of 4.96. In the victory, Stults hurled 7 shutout innings and surrendered just 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6. It was the best outing of the season for the pitcher with the most losses in the league. But Stults has no chance of matching his results from last season when he posted a record of 11 - 13 with an ERA of 3.93 in 33 starts.
In 2013, Stults was 2 - 0 with a 3.05 ERA in 3 starts against the Rockies. This season, Stults has 2 starts against the Rockies. He pitched to a no-decision in his 1st start and took the loss in his 2nd after allowing 2 runs on 6 hits in 6.2 innings.
Jair Jurrjens took the loss in his 1st start and he brings a 0 - 1 record with a 15.43 ERA into this start. In that outing, Jurrjens was lit up for 8 runs on 12 hits (including 2 homers) in just 4.2 innings. Jurrjens could have been a bit rusty considering it was his 1st start in the Majors in over a year. He was a recent addition to the Colorado rotation after being acquired from the Cincinnati Reds. While in the Reds' farm system this season, Jurrjens was 2 - 3 with a 4.46 ERA in 6 starts with Triple-A Louisville.
In 2013, Jurrjens made just 1 start and 1 relief appearance with the Baltimore Orioles. He had a 0 - 0 record with a 4.91 ERA. Jurrjens has faced 6 of the current Padres before and has held them to a .190 average with 11 hits, 2 home runs and 4 RBIs in 58 at-bats.
San Diego Padres Betting Trends
San Diego Padres are 28-56-4 against the Over/Under
Run Differential for San Diego Padres is -0.6
Colorado Rockies Betting Trends
Colorado Rockies are 47-34-8 against the Over/Under
Run differential for Colorado Rockies is -0.4
Injuries to Watch
San Diego Padres
07/02/14 SS Everth Cabrera Hamstring 15-day DL (7/1)
06/26/14 P Andrew Cashner Shoulder 15-day DL (6/21)
06/26/14 P Casey Kelly Elbow 60-day DL (3/21)
06/19/14 1B Yonder Alonso Wrist 15-day DL (6/17)
06/15/14 P Nick Vincent Shoulder 15-day DL (6/12)
06/14/14 P Troy Patton Shoulder 60-day DL (6/14)
06/06/14 2B Jedd Gyorko Foot 15-day DL (6/4)
05/22/14 P Robbie Erlin Elbow 60-day DL (5/18)
03/28/14 P Cory Luebke Elbow 60-day DL (3/7)
03/28/14 P Joe Wieland Elbow 60-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Josh Johnson Elbow 60-day DL (3/21); out for season
Colorado Rockies
07/07/14 P Nick Masset Shoulder 15-day DL (7/6)
07/03/14 P Jhoulys Chacin Rotator Cuff 60-day DL (6/29)
06/24/14 P Christian Bergman Thumb 60-day DL (6/20)
06/10/14 P Eddie Butler Rotator Cuff 15-day DL (6/7)
06/10/14 RF Michael Cuddyer Shoulder 15-day DL (6/6)
06/05/14 P Jordan Lyles Hand 15-day DL (6/4)
06/04/14 LF Carlos Gonzalez Finger 15-day DL (6/3)
05/01/14 P Tyler Chatwood Elbow 60-day DL (4/30)
04/15/14 P Brett Anderson Finger 60-day DL (4/13)
Josh's Pick: Take Colorado
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