NEWSLETTER
Entering Thursday’s matchup with the Miami Marlins (8-24), the Colorado Rockies (7-23) are on a four-game losing streak. The contest starts at 12:10 PM ET on COLR with the Marlins listed as -168 favorites, while the are +140 underdogs who may be heading for a fifth straight defeat.
Edward Cabrera takes the mound for Miami while Peter Lambert is Colorado’s starter for the contest.
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The Marlins have put together a 2-11 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 15.4% of those games).
Miami has never played a game this season with moneyline odds of -168 or shorter.
This season, the Rockies have won seven out of the 30 games, or 23.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Colorado has entered 20 games this season as the underdog by +140 or more and is 4-16 in those contests.
The Marlins have had an over/under set by bookmakers 32 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 17 of those games (17-15-0).
So far this season, the Rockies and their opponents have hit the over in 14 of their 30 games with a total.
Marlins Stats & Insights
The Marlins rank 24th in runs scored with 115, 3.6 per game.
Miami has hit 23 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in baseball.
The Marlins have the 25th-ranked batting average in the majors (.223).
Miami strikes out 7.4 times per game, the seventh-best average in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
Miami has a 4.80 team ERA that ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rockies Stats & Insights
The Rockies rank 25th in the majors with 113 total runs scored this season.
Colorado has hit just 23 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the majors.
The Rockies’ .241 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
Colorado ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.9 Ks per contest.
The Rockies strike out just 6.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in MLB.
Colorado pitchers have a combined ERA of 6.02 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
Marlins Key Players to Watch
Cabrera (1-1 with a 5.28 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Marlins, his fourth of the season.
Luis Arraez leads Miami with a .295 batting average.
Bryan De La Cruz is slugging .438 this season, with a team-best five homers while driving in 16 runs.
Jazz Chisholm is among the top hitters for Miami with a .230 average, four homers and 17 RBI.
Josh Bell is batting .183 with an OBP of .269 and a slugging percentage of .283 this season.
Rockies Key Players to Watch
Lambert will get the start for the Rockies, his second of the season.
Ryan McMahon paces the Rockies in home runs (four), runs batted in (18) and has put up a team-best batting average of .324.
Brenton Doyle is batting .311 with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven walks.
Elias Diaz is batting .292 with four doubles, two home runs and six walks.
Charlie Blackmon is batting .217 with four doubles, two triples, a home run and seven walks.
Marlins and Rockies Injuries
Marlins: Jake Burger: 10 Day IL (Oblique), AvisaÃl GarcÃa: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Xavier Edwards: 10 Day IL (Foot), Jesús Luzardo: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Jacob Puk: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Braxton Garrett: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), JT Chargois: 15 Day IL (Neck), Sandy Alcantara: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Simpson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Eury Pérez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rockies: Kris Bryant: 10 Day IL (Back), Nolan Jones: 10 Day IL (Back), Kyle Freeland: 15 Day IL (Elbow), German Márquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Gilbreath: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Daniel Bard: 60 Day IL (Knee), Antonio Senzatela: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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