Arizona Diamondbacks by 2
Ladies and Gentlemen, grab some popcorn and put your feet up – we have a showdown between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies on our hands. The venue is the ever charming Coors Field in Denver, known for its friendly vibe for the bat swingers.
The man on the mound for the Diamondbacks will be Eduardo Rodriguez. He's been a touch shaky this season with an ERA north of 5 and his strikeouts-per-nine-innings standing at 6.7 over the course of 7 appearances. Opposing him will be the Rockies' Austin Gomber whose card reads a slightly more respectable 4.41 ERA and 6.5 strikeouts-per-nine-innings over the extensive runway of 28 appearances this season.
Swinging the bats for the Diamondbacks, we've got the trio of Randal Grichuk, Pavin Smith, and Eugenio Suarez who have proven to be as threatening as a rattlesnake coiled to strike. Especially Suarez, with last month stats ringing up a .327 batting average coupled with 27 RBIs and 10 round trippers. Hop across to the Rockies side and you find Jake Cave and Ezequiel Tovar attempting to stake their claim. Cave has been grinding out a .283 batting average with Tovar providing some pop with 6 homers.
Stay with me, history buffs. The Diamondbacks and Rockies have had some titanic encounters in the past. Most recently, the Rockies enjoyed some mile-high success with 8-2 and 3-2 victories. Yet, rewind a little further and the Diamondbacks stung back with three straight victories.
Overall, the Diamondbacks come in flashier on paper, owning an 83-67 records for the regular season while the Rockies have stumbled and rumbled to a 58-93 record. But don't count out the Rockies just yet; recent form shows they're capable of giving the Diamondbacks a rocky ride.
So, in this high-stakes rodeo, get ready for a gnarly dust-up. In my sagely estimation, based on past performances, current form, and the robustness of the starting pitching, I foresee a Diamondback triumph with a slim but sufficient margin.
Albert’s Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks by 2