Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Free MLB Pick and Preview, 6/20/2017
Free MLB Moneyline Pick by Austin Clark of Precision Picks
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies FREE MLB Pick
Arizona Diamondbacks (44–26) vs Colorado Rockies (46–26)
First Pitch: 8:40 pm EST | The Line: Rockies -115, 11
The NL West is the top division in baseball and two of the top teams meet up tonight at Coors Field in Denver, CO. Heading into Tuesday, Colorado (46–26) holds a one-game lead over the Diamondbacks (44–26) and just a half-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in what has proven to be the toughest division in all of baseball.
For the pitching matchups to begin this series, the Diamondbacks will hand the ball to their ace in veteran right-hander Zach Greinke, who sports an 8–3 record with 3.00 ERA versus fellow right-hander German Marquez, who is 5–3 with a 4.19 ERA.
Arizona comes into this division matchup off a 3 game series sweep over the Phillies and 2 game sweep over the Tigers. Arizona has won seven straight games and nine of their last ten overall. Arizona has outscored their opponents by 40 runs in their last 11 games and this team is playing better with each passing game.
Diamondbacks are 7–1 in Greinkes last 8 starts
Colorado remains the biggest surprise in baseball this season and holds onto 1st place in the NL West with a combination of a potent offense, solid pitching, and a stellar defense that has only 30 errors on the season.
Coors Field can be a test for pitchers and even the Rockies pitching staff have had issues pitching at home. However, their offense has successfully bailed them out on numerous occasions and prove the value in a productive offense.
Colorado’s bats have been hot all season and they come in ranked 4th in the league in scoring, putting up 5.32 RPG, while also ranking 2nd in hitting at .275 and 15th in homers with 87. With an offense this good, the team is never out of a ballgame.
The Rockies are 20–7 in their last 27 vs. National League West
Zach Greinke has pitched nine games at Coors Field and is 3–0 with a 4.03 ERA. Marquez in three games against Arizona is 0–1 with a 3.21 ERA. Greinke is a true ace and a big game pitcher which gives the Diamondbacks the edge on the mound. I like the Diamondbacks to take Game 1 of this series.
Diamondbacks vs Rockies Pick: Diamondbacks +105
