It’s the continuation of an interleague series between a pair of teams on opposite sides of the cut line as they meet in the Mile-High City. The Baltimore Orioles are on the road as they play the middle game of a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. Baltimore dropped the rubber game of their three-game series with the Dodgers as they fell 6-3 on the road Thursday. Colorado ended up splitting a four-game set with the Marlins at home as they were beaten 12-8 in the finale of the set Thursday afternoon. This article was published before the conclusion of the opening game of the series at Coors Field Friday night.
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Orioles Trying to Gain Ground in AL East Race
Baltimore lost for the third time in four games as they were beaten in the rubber game of their three-game set with the Dodgers on the road Thursday night. The Orioles entered Friday 77-58 and stood second in the AL East, 1.5 games behind the Yankees for the top spot. They held the top wild card spot in the American League and stood 7.5 games clear of the Red Sox to remain in the playoff field. On Thursday, Baltimore was held to four hits with Anthony Santander the lone player with two in the game. Colten Cowser hit his 20th homer of the season in the loss for the Orioles. Cade Povich (1-7) took the loss as he allowed five runs on 10 hits with one walk and three strikeouts over 3.1 innings of work.
Dean Kremer is on the mound for the Orioles as he makes his 20th start of the season in this contest. He is 6-9 with a 4.31 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, 43 walks and 96 strikeouts over 102.1 innings of work this season. Kremer didn’t factor in the decision in his last start, which came against the Astros at home Sunday. He threw six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts in a game the Orioles dropped 6-3. In his last three starts, Kremer is 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, seven walks and 15 strikeouts over 18 innings of work. Kremer, in his 91st career major league appearance, 90th start, pitches against the Rockies for the first time here. As a result, this marks his first career outing at Coors Field.
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Colorado Hoping to Throw Wrench in Baltimore’s Chase
Colorado lost for the sixth time in nine games as they were beaten Thursday afternoon by the Marlins to wind up with the split of their four-game set. The Rockies entered Friday 50-85 on the season and were in the basem*nt of the NL West, 30.5 games behind the Dodgers for the top spot. They were 23.5 games behind the Braves for the final wild card spot in the National League. On Thursday, Colorado got three hits each from Brendan Rodgers (three runs, three RBI) and Brenton Doyle (run, two RBI) as part of a 12-hit attack in the contest. Rodgers (his 11th and 12th) went deep twice in the game while Doyle (his 22nd) also homered in the loss. Bradley Blalock (1-1) took the loss on the mound as he allowed seven runs (six earned) on nine hits with one walk and three strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work.
Ryan Feltner takes the mound for the Rockies as he makes his 25th start of the season in this contest. He is 1-10 with a 4.95 ERA, a 1.429 WHIP, 41 walks and 109 strikeouts over 127.1 innings of work on the season. Feltner didn’t factor in the decision in his last start, which came Monday at home against the Marlins. He threw five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts in a game the Rockies dropped 3-2. In his last three starts, Feltner has no record with a 4.50 ERA, a 1.58 WHIP, three walks and six strikeouts over 12 innings of work. Feltner, in his 57th career appearance, 56th start, pitches against the Orioles for the first time here. He makes his 26th career appearance, 25th start, at Coors Field in this contest. Feltner is 2-10 with a 6.61 ERA, a 1.592 WHIP, 44 walks and 89 strikeouts over 114.1 innings of work in those contests.
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The best thing that the Rockies have going for them here is that Orioles hitters are unfamiliar with Feltner. Unfortunately, that’s about all they have going for them here. The altitude plays in the favor of a power-hitting squad like the Orioles and even though Kremer has struggled this season, he has been solid in his last three starts, winning two of them. Baltimore has struggled since the All-Star break but this is a prime opportunity for them to get right. The Orioles are the better team here and with their lineup chomping at the bit, you have to think they tee off on Feltner and pile up runs en route to the win.
Prediction: Baltimore Orioles -162
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Baltimore has seen the over post a 74-52-9 mark on the season entering Friday’s action. The Orioles are 3rd in the majors with an average of 4.95 runs per game. That number climbs to an average of 5.17 runs per game on the road this season. Baltimore sees an average total of 9.29 runs per game this year, a number that bumps up to 9.49 runs a game away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Colorado has seen the over post a 68-64-3 mark in their first 135 games of the year entering Friday’s action. The Rockies are 17th in the majors in runs per game as they put up 4.30 runs per contest, a number that jumps to 5.08 runs per contest at Coors Field. Colorado has seen an average total of 10.12 runs per game and that edges up to 10.72 runs per game in their 66 home games entering Friday. We just saw the Rockies go over the total twice in a series with the Marlins: Baltimore puts up crooked numbers and pushes this over the mark.
Prediction: Over 11
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