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This Rockies vs. Dodgers free baseball pick is courtesy of Pregame.com.
The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Colorado Rockies tonight in a meeting of two disappointing National League West teams. Both teams are all but eliminated from the playoff chase, so playing for pride will be a deciding factor tonight. The Dodgers are -150 favorites tonight, with a total of 7.5 runs expected. First pitch of this game is at 10:10 EDT.
Los Angeles has been arguably the most disappointing team in baseball since the All-Star break. The Dodgers have fallen all the way to 4th place in their own division, 11.5 games back of the league leading Padres. The Dodgers are 61-59 SU this season, including 37-24 SU at home. Los Angeles is -8.50 and -10.41 units both SU and on the RL overall this year. Newly acquired pitcher Ted Lilly will make another start for the Dodgers tonight, as he looks to keep up his outstanding work for the team. Lilly is 6-8 with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.07 this season. The Dodgers are 38-14 in their last 52 home games against a team with a road winning percentage less than .400%. The Dodgers are 4-9 in their last 13 home games against a left-handed starter. Los Angeles is 3-7 in their last 10 games against the National League West. The Dodgers are 2-5 in their last 7 games on grass. Los Angeles is 1-4 in their last 5 Thursday games.
The Dodgers are 5-2 in their last 7 home games against a team with a winning record. The Over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a left-handed starter.
Colorado finds themselves in a very similar scenario as that of the Dodgers. Much was expected from this team, yet they are double digit games behind the league leading Padres. Colorado is 61-57 SU this season, yet an atrocious 23-37 SU on the road this year. The Rockies are -7.53 and -0.14 units both SU and on the RL this season. Talented lefty Jorge de la Rosa will make the road start tonight, as he is 4-3 with an ERA of 4.99 and a WHIP of 1.48 this season. The Rockies are 1-5 in their last 6 road games against a team with a home winning percentage greater than .600%. Colorado is 5-2 in their last 7 games against a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. The Rockies are 6-1 in De La Rosa's last 7 starts against the National League West. The Rockies are 8-3 in De La Rosa's last 11 starts during game 3 of a series. Colorado is 8-3 in De La Rosa's last 11 starts against a team with a winning record. The Rockies are 22-8 in De La Rosa's last 30 starts.
The Rockies are 3-11 in their last 14 road games. The Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games against the National League West.
Pregame.com projects the final score to be 4-3 in favor of the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies +130 is the Side of the Day!
