Saturday, August 15, 2015

Coors Field

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Probable Pitchers: Andrew Cashner (4-12) vs. Jonathan Gray (0-0)

The San Diego Padres head to Coors Field on Saturday to take on the Colorado Rockies. The Padres send Andrew Cashner to the mound to face Jonathan Gray of the Rockies. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +100 and Colorado at -110. The over/under was set at 10.5. The Padres have a 64-47 over/under record and a 57-58 run line mark, meaning they cover 50% of the time. The Rockies have a 59-50 over/under record and a 58-55 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 51% of the time.

The Padres come into this game with a 54-61 record, and they are 28-32 away from home. Andrew Cashner has a 4-12 record on the season, an earned run average of 4.09 and a 1.35 WHIP. In his starts, the Padres are 8-14 over his 134.1 innings pitched this season while giving up 140 hits during those innings. The Padres are also 12-8 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.89 and they have given up 309 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 329 and walked 118 batters this season while opposing teams hit .233 against them. San Diego has a team average of 8.51 hits allowed per game and are averaging 8.26 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.00, they are 19th in the league.

As a team, San Diego is batting .239, good for 29th in the league while putting together a .243 average away from home. The Padres hold a .373 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .295 which is good for 30th in baseball. With 112 hits, Matt Kemp leads the team while his team ranks 27th in hits per game with 8.12.

With a 47-66 overall record, Colorado will come into this game 25-29 at home. Jonathan Gray has a record of 0-0 while sporting an earned run average of 2.70 on the year with a 1.00 WHIP. In his starts, the Rockies are 0-2 and he has allowed 6 hits over 10 innings pitched this season. The Rockies are also 1-1 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.68 and they have given up 408 base hits on the year. The Rockies bullpen has struck out 330 batters and walked 157 this season while opposing teams have hit .268 against them. Colorado has a team average of 9.91 hits per game and are averaging 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 5.01, they are 30th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .268, good for 4th in the league while putting together a .303 average at home. The Rockies hold a .436 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .320 which is good for 11th in baseball. With 130 hits, DJ LeMahieu leads the team while his team ranks 4th in hits per game with 9.19.

San Diego has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 63 errors with 1,130 assists and 3,091 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Rockies have accumlated 68 errors while having 1268 assists and 2,963 put outs leading to a .984 fielding percentage.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 64-47 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 57-58 against the run line so far this season

Colorado Rockies Betting Trends

The Colorado Rockies are 59-50 against the over/under so far this season

The Colorado Rockies are 58-55 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

06/30/15 2B Cory Spangenberg Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/14)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Colorado Rockies

08/01/15 LF Corey Dickerson Ribs Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
08/01/15 P Kyle Kendrick Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/1)
07/21/15 P Chad Bettis Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/19)
07/10/15 P David Hale Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/9)
06/18/15 P Brooks Brown Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/17)
06/01/15 P Jordan Lyles Toe Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/1); out for season
05/30/15 1B Justin Morneau Concussion Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/29)
04/28/15 P Adam Ottavino Tricep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/26)
04/04/15 P Tyler Chatwood Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/1)

Josh's Pick: Take the Rockies

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