Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros 7/4/2023 Picks Predictions

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04 July 2023

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The Colorado Rockies are on their way to invade the gigantic Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, to take on the Houston Astros in Tuesday afternoon’s opening game of an MLB Inter-League quick two-game series.

Colorado dropped to 33-53 overall after losing three of the last five contests played, posted a 13-29 record when playing on the road, and remained stuck in the basement of the NL West, 17.5 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first place.

The Rockies collected 380 runs to date but also wasted 522, for a run difference of -142 throughout the season. After dropping the last two installments of a three-game series, the Colorado Rockies lost a series to the Detroit Tigers.

On Monday, Third Baseman Ryan McMahon and Right Fielder Randal Grichuk homered for Colorado, while McMahon’s two-run shot in the eighth frame was his team-leading 13th for the year in the loss.

Catcher Elias Diaz averages.284 at the plate in leading Colorado while adding a team-leading 45 runs batted in for the Rockies this season.

Third Baseman Ryan McMahon led Colorado in home runs scored with 13, hits with 80, and an on-base percentage of.346 for the year. Colorado posted a team batting average of.257 and a slugging percentage of.403 this season.

On Tuesday, the Colorado Rockies management will give the ball to southpaw Kyle Freeland to start the opener of a two-game series against the Houston Astros.

The left-handed thrower is 4-8 on the season with a 4.88 ERA and 1.42 WHIP and has struck out 60 batters in his starts while yielding 99 hits, 29 free walks, and 15 homers in 90.1 innings pitched.

The totals went OVER in four of Colorado’s last five outings, while the Rockies are 4-13 SU in their previous 17 matches.

The Colorado Rockies are 2-11 straight up in their last 13 contests played versus Houston, and the Rockies are 0-8 SU in their last eight road games.

The Colorado Rockies are 0-7 straight up in their last seven outings on the road against Houston.

The Houston Astros are traveling back home looking for their third straight win when they host an Inter-League quick two-game series versus the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday afternoon.

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The Houston Astros improved to 47-38 after winning five of the last six outings, posted a 22-19 record when playing at home, and placed second in the AL West, three games behind the Texas Rangers in first place.

The Astros have accumulated a total of 401 runs scored to date while giving away 343 for a run differential of +58 over the year.

The Houston Astros played well just recently after winning six of the last ten outings, including two straight successful series, including a 3-1 road triumph in a four-game series against the NL West leader, the Texas Rangers.

On Monday, Houston’s 1B José Abreu and Center Fielder Chas McCormick completed a back-to-back RBI double in the ninth frame of the wild one-run win at 12-11 over Texas.

Second Baseman Mauricio Dubon batted an average of.288 in leading Houston, while Right Fielder Kyle Tucker led the Astros in hits with 85 and on-base percentage with.361 for the season.

Third Baseman Alex Bregman chipped in a team-leading 12 home runs and 53 runs for Houston, while the Astros recorded a team batting average of.248 and a slugging percentage of.407 for the year.

On Tuesday, the Houston Astros management will counter with righty Brandon Bielak to start game 1 of a quick two-game series against the Colorado Rockies.

The right-handed starter is 3-4 for the year with an ERA of 4.37 and a WHIP of 1.61 and has retired a total of 37 batters in his starts while granting 58 hits, 18 free bases, and hitting ten long balls in 47.1 frames of work this season.

The Houston Astros are 5-1 SU in their last six contests, while the totals went UNDER in 4 of the Astros’ last five games played versus Colorado.

The totals went OVER in 4 of Houston’s last five home matches played, while the Astros are 7-0 straight up in their last seven outings when playing at home against the Colorado Rockies.

The totals went OVER in four of the Houston Astros’ last five contests against an opponent from the National League.

Colorado Rockies vs. Houston Astros. The MLB Pick for this contest is Houston +240.

The Astros will take control of this matchup with home-field advantage on Tuesday and gained momentum after beating the division leader Texas Rangers with three wins out of four games played.

Houston is the better team here when playing at home with a 22-19 record, while Colorado struggled on the road after winning just 13 out of 42 contests played away from home. The prediction: The Houston Astros will win 10-3.

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