Colorado Rockies at Cleveland Guardians 4/24/23

The Monday MLB schedule will get underway with a matchup between the Colorado Rockies and the Cleveland Guardians from Progressive Field. The Rockies (6-19) have dropped 11 of their last 12 games and own the worst overall record in the National League. On Sunday, Colorado pitchers surrendered four long balls during a 9-3 road loss against Philadelphia.

Twenty-nine year old southpaw Austin Gomber (0-4 12.12 ERA) will look to get his season on track for the Rockies. In his last start, Gomber was rocked for nine runs and recorded just six outs during a 14-3 home loss versus Pittsburgh.

The Cleveland Guardians have lost six of their first nine home games and trail AL Central leading Minnesota by one full game. On Sunday, All-Star 3B Jose Ramirez homered and drove in four runs to power Cleveland to a 7-4 home victory versus Miami. SS Amed Rosario collected four hits and scores four runs for the Guardians, who evened their record at 11-11 overall.

Cleveland manager Terry Francona will turn to twenty-eight year old righty Cal Quantrill (1-1 4.15 ERA) on Monday. The Guardians have won Quantrill’s last two starts and he has allowed three runs over his last 12 innings of work.

Colorado 3B Kris Bryant remained out of Sunday’s lineup with back tightness and is listed as day-to-day. Through 23 games, Colorado ranks 21st in OPS and 23rd in runs scored. For the season, Cleveland ranks 28th in OPS and 24th in runs scored. The Guardians tend to struggle against lefties, so take the road team. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rockies win 5-3.