Baseball. MLB. Regular season
Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians
Stadium: Coors Field (Denver)
15.06.2022. 03:40 (UTC+3)
Colorado had a great outing against division rivals San Diego and San Francisco and will now take on the Cleveland Guardians, a team from another conference, at their stadium. Let's pick a few bets on the first game of the series at once.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Colorado nearly won two series against the contenders
The Rockies usually perform weaker on the road than they do at home. But the Denver team surprisingly did well in the previous two series. First, Colorado beat San Francisco 5-3, 1-2, 4-2 at Oracle Park. And then almost failed at Petco Park against San Diego, ending the series with the Padres in a tie, 0-9, 1-2, 6-2, 4-2. A great result that didn't really improve the Rockies' position in the standings. Bud Black's team still finishes the American League Central division with a 27-34 balance.
Antonio Senzatela, 2-3 and with a 4.83 ERA in nine starts, is Colorado's starting pitcher for the first game of the series with Cleveland.
Cleveland is tied with the division leader in losses
The Guardians are in a tough battle for the American League Central Division lead with Minnesota. Cleveland is second so far, but is already tied with the Twins for the most wins lost. The Guardians are 29-27, while their opponent is 36-27.
Cleveland had their previous series on home field against Oakland and managed to take 3 of 4 games from the Athletics - 8-4, 3-2, 5-10, 6-3.
Shane Bieber will pitch for Cleveland in their upcoming game against Colorado, going 3-3 and with a 2.91 ERA in 11 starts.
Head-to-head encounters
The last time the rivals met in official games was in 2017. Colorado beat Cleveland in 3 games out of 4.
Expert Betting Tips
Colorado has noticeably improved lately and even managed not to lose away to two top teams from their division, San Francisco and San Diego. Why don't the Rockies keep winning their home series with Cleveland as well. Especially for the Guardians, the games in Denver are their first since moving home.
Prediction: Colorado will be closer to winning in a low-scoring matchup. The key to the Rockies' progress in recent games is quality defense.
Betting options:
- Total Under (10.5) for 2.10;
- Handicap Colorado (+1.5) for 1.96;
- Colorado To Win + Total Under (12.5) for 3.30.
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