Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Arizona is on a 4-7 slide. They've lost the first two of this series, 3-2 and 8-2, despite being favorites of -175 and -150. The bullpen is 23rd in ERA (4.42) and 25th in WHIP. Eduardo Rodriguez (5.50 ERA) has a 5.40 ERA versus the Rockies this season and the Diamondbacks have lost his last three starts allowing 10 runs in 13 innings. Arizona has lost five of its last six on the road. Colorado is on an 8-4 run and plays its sixth consecutive home contest. Over the last 12 games, they've cashed as underdogs of +200, +230, +240, +240, and +145. The Rockies have also won the last two starts made by Austin Gomber, beating the Cubs (9-5) as a +125 underdog and winning at Atlanta (3-1) at +230. Play Colorado. 

Arizona has won four of six, including a 12-6 win at Houston in their last road game as an underdog. The offense is No. 1 in runs scored, on-base percentage, and slugging, off an 11-10 comeback win over Milwaukee. Merrill Kelly has a 2.13 ERA against Colorado this season in two starts, holding the Rockies to a .209 average. Arizona won both games, 3-2 and 7-3. Last place Colorado is 20th in runs scored and 24th in on-base percentage with the worst pitching in the majors, last in ERA (5.42) and in the bullpen (5.39 ERA). Antonio Senzatela makes his first major league start since May of 2023 and is 3-9 with a 5.72 ERA against the Diamondbacks. Play Arizona. 

Arizona has won 23 of its past 29 games, and it beat the Rockies for the eighth time in 10 tries with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday night. Red-hot Jake McCarthy hit a two-out, walk-off two-run single in the ninth inning, and four relievers threw four shutout innings with no hits for the Diamondbacks, who have won five in a row. Arizona is 5-0 in Jordan Montgomery's past five starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200, and the Rockies have lost four of Tanner Gordon's past five starts. Gordon has a 6.15 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP while allowing seven runs on 14 hits in only 11 1/3 innings. Colorado has lost 52 of 64 road games versus teams with winning records and 43 of 53 against opponents with winning home records. Take the Diamondbacks as a Max Play.

Arizona has won eight of 10 meetings following its 5-4 come-from-behind victory on Monday night when its final two runs scored on back-to-back wild pitches. It was the fourth win in a row for the Diamondbacks, who are making a remarkable second-half surge to come within 3 1/2 games of the first-place Dodgers in the NL West. Colorado has lost six of nine, and it has the worst record in the National League; it will go with Austin Gomber, and it has lost his past four starts after allowing at least five runs in its previous game. Gomber is 3-8 with a 4.92 ERA, and he gave up five runs on six hits in three innings against the Mets on Thursday. The Rockies have lost six straight against left-handed starters, and the Diamondbacks have won six of seven versus southpaws. Eduardo Rodriguez will make his second season start for Arizona after allowing three runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings against Cleveland on Wednesday. Take the Diamondbacks as a Max Play.