Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Prediction 8-29-23 MLB Picks

The Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies meet in game two of their three-game series in MLB action from Coors Field on Tuesday. The Braves came out strong in Monday’s series opener, can they make it six straight wins over the Rockies in 2023? Or will Colorado finally get on the board? Let’s dive in and find out.

Atlanta Puts Another Hurting On Rockies

The Atlanta Braves managed to pick up another lopsided win on Monday, taking out the Rockies in the series opener by a final score of 14-4. The win pushed the Braves up to 85-45 on the year, sitting 12.5 games clear at the top of the NL East. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 175 hits and a .335 batting average along with 61 stolen bases to lead MLB in that category. Acuna Jr. also has 29 homers and 79 RBIs while Matt Olson leads the Braves with 43 home runs and 112 RBIs this season. Austin Riley’s chipped in 31 homers, while Eddie Rosario, Ozzie Albies, Sean Murphy and Marcell Ozuna make up the other four Braves bats with 20+ HR so far this season. Charlie Morton will start for Atlanta here and is 13-10 with a 3.37 ERA and 157 strikeouts this season.

Atlanta Braves Team Facts

• The Braves have won each of their last nine games against the Rockies following a win.
• The Braves have covered the run line in each of their last six games against the Rockies.
• The Braves have led after 7 innings in each of their last seven games against the Rockies.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Braves' last five games.
• The Braves have led after 3 innings in each of their last five night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.

Rockies Fall Flat Again In Monday’s Opener

The Colorado Rockies managed to get their teeth kicked in again by the Braves on Monday and the loss would drop the Rockies to 49-82 on the year, sitting 6.5 games back of the Cardinals, owning the worst record in the National League. Ezequiel Tovar leads the Rockies with 119 hits and 28 doubles while Ryan McMahon has a team-high 22 home runs and 67 RBIs with a .336 OBP and Elias Diaz has a .271 batting average. Charlie Blackmon also has a team-high 4 triples as well this season. Peter Lambert will start for Colorado here and is 3-4 with a 4.92 ERA and 62 strikeouts this season.

Colorado Rockies Team Facts

• The Rockies have lost each of their last eight night games against teams that held a winning record.
• The favorites have covered the run line in each of the last six games between the Braves and Rockies.
• The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven games against National League opponents.
• The Rockies have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs.
• The Rockies have won the first inning in each of their last three night games at Coors Field.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Colorado Rockies ranks 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (911).
• The Colorado Rockies ranks 30th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.283).
• The Atlanta Braves ranks 1st in the league for runs scored this season (760).
• The Atlanta Braves ranks 1st in the league for home runs this season (246).

Chris’ Pick

I’m rolling with the Braves -1.5 here. Morton had issues in his first start against the Rockies the first time these two met and the Braves still managed to win that game 14-6 and they’ve absolutely kicked the crap out of the Rockies this season. Colorado just has no answer and I’m not sure that Peter Lambert’s going to be the solution to the problem. The Braves are just money against right-handed pitching and I don’t see a different result here. Hefty price, but I’ll still take the Braves -1.5.