Colorado Rockies vs. Houston Astros Prediction 7-18-23 MLB Picks

The Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies meet in MLB interleague action from Coors Field on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Hunter Brown will start for the Astros and is 6-6 with a 4.12 ERA and 111 strikeouts this season. The Rockies did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was published.

Matchup History

Houston’s 6-4 win back on July 5th, 2023, made it four straight wins for the Astros in this head-to-head matchup. 

Trends

Houston is 10-5 in their last 15 games overall and 4-1 in their last 5 road games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 road games. Colorado is 7-18 in their last 25 games overall while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. 

Pick

I’m on the Astros here. I get why some would look at Colorado as an underdog once again at home after they took two of three from New York, but the Astros are simply the better team here and I expect a solid outing from Hunter Brown. The Rockies are still a team that’s 22 games below .500 like it or not, and the Astros are playing solid ball right now which is scary to think considering they have Yordan Alvarez returning soon as well as a somewhat patchwork pitching rotation. In the end, I think the Astros start the series with a win here, so give me Houston.