Saturday, September 19, 2015

Coors Field

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Probable Pitchers: Robbie Erlin (0-0) vs. Yohan Flande (3-3)

The San Diego Padres head to Coors Field on Saturday to take on the Colorado Rockies. The Padres send Robbie Erlin to the mound to face Yohan Flande of the Rockies. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +104 and Colorado at -114. The over/under was set at 11. The Padres, with a 71-76 run line record, cover the spread 48% of the time. They also have a 85-56 over/under record. The Rockies have a 74-68 over/under record and a 73-73 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 50% of the time.

The Padres head into this matchup with a 69-78 record, including 34-41 on the road. Robbie Erlin is making his season debut for the Padres. The bullpen has given up 406 hits on the season and have an earned run average of 4.19. Opposing teams are hitting .239 against the Padres bullpen while walking 163 times and striking out 437 times. San Diego is averaging 8.54 strikeouts per game while getting 8.56 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 19th in baseball in team earned run average at 4.07.

As a team, San Diego is batting .244, good for 28th in the league while putting together a .239 average away from home. The Padres on-base percentage sits at .300, which puts them at 30th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .387. Matt Kemp leads the team in hits with 148 while the team ranks 28th in baseball with 8.27 hits per game.

With a 31-40 home record, Colorado will hope to improve on their 61-85 overall mark. Yohan Flande has a record of 3-3 while sporting an earned run average of 4.95 on the year with a 1.43 WHIP. In his starts, the Rockies are 4-5 and he has allowed 68 hits over 63.2 innings pitched this season. The Rockies are also 6-3 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 525 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 4.73. Opposing teams are hitting .265 against the Rockies bullpen while walking 218 times and striking out 425 times. Colorado is averaging 6.95 strikeouts per game while getting 9.87 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 30th in the league in team earned run average at 5.00.

As a team, they are batting .264, good for 7th in the league while putting together a .301 average at home. The Rockies on-base percentage sits at .313, which puts them at 18th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .431. DJ LeMahieu leads the team in hits with 160 while the team ranks 7th in baseball with 9.04 hits a game.

In terms of team defense, the Padres have a fielding percentage of .984 with 85 total errors, 1,437 assists and 3,931 put outs. The Rockies have committed 87 errors on the season with 1,637 assists and 3,852 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .984 on the year.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 85-56 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 71-76 against the run line so far this season

Colorado Rockies Betting Trends

The Colorado Rockies are 74-68 against the over/under so far this season

The Colorado Rockies are 73-73 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

09/18/15 C Derek Norris Hand is upgraded to expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Colorado Rockies
09/18/15 LF Justin Upton Illness is upgraded to expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Colorado Rockies
09/15/15 P James Shields Forearm is upgraded to expected to start Sunday vs. Colorado Rockies
09/13/15 P Colin Rea Elbow "?" for next scheduled start
09/09/15 1B Yonder Alonso Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/2)
08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
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), out for season
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4), out for season
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Colorado Rockies

09/18/15 RF Carlos Gonzalez Foot is upgraded to expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. San Diego Padres
09/10/15 C Nick Hundley Neck Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/6), out for season
08/20/15 C Michael McKenry Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (8/19); out for season
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
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)

Guy's Pick: Take the Padres

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