San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies 3/16/23
The San Diego Padres will head to Salt River Fields on Thursday evening, where they will meet the Colorado Rockies. The Padres have lost two straight games, leading them to have a 8-10 spring training record. The Padres will play the Guardians tonight, previously coming off of a 11-9 loss against the Giants on Monday. Brent Honeywell Jr was the starting pitcher for the Padres on Monday, throwing 7 strikeouts in the loss.
Jay Groome is expected to be the starting pitcher for the Padres on Thursday, this will be his first start of spring training. Padres star, Juan Soto is still away from the team as he is currently lighting it up for the Dominican Republic national team in the World Baseball Classic. Manny Machado looks to lead San Diego to a big post-season run this year, after signing an 11 year deal worth $350 million in February.
The Colorado Rockies have gone 7-10 thus far into spring training, after defeating the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday. German Marquez picked up the win on the mound for Colorado, he threw 7 strikeouts in the win. Elhuris Montero scored twice against the Cubs, including a solo home run in the first inning. The Rockies are playing the Dodgers in a late game tonight, they will then face the Padres less than 24 hours afterwards.
The Rockies still haven't announced who will be their starting pitcher against the Padres, as this can be expected after they play the Dodgers. Kris Bryant, Elhuris Montero, and Ryan McMahon each lead the Rockies with 3 homers a piece in spring training. Last year first baseman C.J. Cron led Colorado with 29 home runs and 102 RBI.
- Under is 4-0 in Rockies last 4 overall.
- Padres are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Padres last 4 games following an off day.
The San Diego Padres have been very unpredictable in spring training, losing some games they easily should've won. Although it's unknown who will start on the mound for the Rockies, their fielding and pitching has generally been very solid so far. Expect the Rockies to beat the Padres in a close game. Final score prediction, Rockies win 5-4.
