Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves 6/16/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The National League Inter-Division four-game series will begin on Friday night with Game 2 of the series between the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves taking place at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
After dropping two straight road games, Colorado’s record dropped to 29-42 overall and 13-22 when playing away from home.
This left them in last place in the NL West, 12.5 games behind Arizona Diamondbacks for first place. The Rockies have scored 312 runs so far this season, losing 382 runs, for a run differential of -70.
The Colorado Rockies enter this game looking to turn things around after dropping two of their previous five games and seven of their last ten, including a recent away defeat to Atlanta in game one of a four-game series by a score of 3-8.
SP Kyle Freeland (4-8, 4.48 ERA) got defeated after tossing 4.1 innings and allowing 7 earned runs, 3 free bases, and just one hitter to hit.
While third baseman Ryan McMahon led the Rockies with 10 home runs, 38 runs batted in, and 66 hits, catcher Elias Diaz led Colorado with a batting average of.295 and a team-high on-base percentage of.351.
Colorado had a team batting average of.257 for the season and a slugging percentage of.402. Right-hander Dinelson Lamet will start game two of the four-game series between the Colorado Rockies and the Atlanta Braves on Friday.
The right-handed pitcher has a record of 1-3, a 10.38 ERA, a 2.31 WHIP, 26 strikeouts, 33 hits allowed, 17 unintentional walks, and 3 home runs allowed in 21.2 innings of work.
The totals were under in 4 of Colorado’s previous 5 games, and the Rockies are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
In its last seven games against Atlanta, Colorado is 1-6 straight up, and in 7 of the Rockies’ previous 9 away games, the totals have gone under.
The totals were under in four of the Colorado Rockies’ past five road games against the Atlanta Braves.
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Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves Predictions 6/16/2023
The Atlanta Braves are in the middle of a homestand and will try to beat the Colorado Rockies on Friday night to make it four games in a row.
After winning the latest series opener at home, Atlanta increased its overall record to 43-26 and 20-15 while playing at home. The team is still in first position in the NL East, 4.5 games ahead of Miami Marlins, who are in second.
The Braves finished the season with a run differential of +72 after scoring 355 runs overall and surrendering 283 runs.
The Atlanta Braves played their finest baseball after winning seven straight games, eight of the most recent 10 games, and a series opener against Colorado.
Last night, 20-year-old rookie AJ Smith-Shawver won his first MLB game while Ozzie Albies led the Braves to an 8-3 victory with three hits and three RBI.
Right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. leads Atlanta for the season with an on-base percentage of.405 and a batting average of.333, leading the team with 92 hits.
Matt Olson, the Braves first baseman, led the team with 18 home runs and 45 runs batted in this season. Atlanta set a record with a team batting average of.264 and a slugging percentage of.467 for the year.
On Friday, the Atlanta Braves management will respond by starting game 2 against the Colorado Rockies with left-hander Jared Schuster.
The Southpaw pitcher finished the season with a 3-2 record, a 5.05 ERA, a respectable 1.37 WHIP, 21 strikeouts, 30 hits, 19 bases on balls, and 2 home runs while throwing for 35.2 innings in his starts.
In 4 of Atlanta’s previous 5 games, the totals have been over, and in their last 11 games overall, the Braves are 9-2 SU. Five of Atlanta’s past six games against Colorado saw the totals go
under, and in their last seven home games, the Braves are 6-1 straight up. The totals were under in four of the Atlanta Braves past five home games versus the Colorado Rockies.
Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves. Atlanta is the MLB selection for this game with a spread of -265. The Braves are the superior club in this situation, and Atlanta will control the game on Friday at home.
For the Rockies, Dinelson Lamet had a difficult time in his starts, recording an unsightly 10.38 ERA after allowing 17 runs on 22 hits over the course of the last 11-2/3 innings of work.
Furthermore, the right-hander let up three runs or more during four of his previous five starts on the mound. The Atlanta Braves will triumph predicted to a score of 9-3.
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Colorado Rockies vs Atlanta Braves 6/16/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 7:20 PM ET
Location: Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia
Date: Friday, June 16, 2023
TV: ATRM
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta Braves -265
MLB Totals: 9.0