San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
Pick: Colorado Rockies -154 MLB odds
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At 8:10 pm, our complimentary selection is on the Colorado Rockies over the San Diego Padres. Look up the term “smoke and mirrors” in the dictionary and you should see Wade Leblanc’s picture. The 25-year-old lefthander for San Diego who is now in his third MLB season, has somehow put up an ERA of 3.10 after 15 starts, despite a K-to-BB ratio of just 58:33 and a WHIP of over 1.4. Leblanc doesn’t throw hard and obviously benefits from his home ballpark, Petco, which has been one of the most pitcher-friendly venues in the Majors for the past several years. Leblanc has a won-lost record of just 4-6 and although the Padres have a 9-6 record in his 15 starts, it should be noted that four of those victories were against the Diamondbacks, Orioles, Mariners, and Astros. Righthander Jason Hammel will get the start for the Rockies and after a very rocky start (no pun intended) which saw Hammel with a 2-3 record and ridiculous 6.93 ERA through April and May, this guy has really settled down in a big way since then and has become perhaps the second ace of the staff (after All-Star Ubaldo Jimenez). It remains to be seen if he can keep it up, but the Rocks certainly don’t mind putting him out there every five days to find out and this is a critical series for the Rockies heading into the break as they sit tied with the Dodgers three games behind this Padres team. Hammel just beat the Padres and Leblanc 6-3 in San Diego and now he gets to try and repeat that feat at home. Take the Rockies. As always, good luck…Al McMordie.

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