Bronson Arroyo is in good current form for the Reds and while Drew Pomeranz is not for the Rockies, he did hold the Reds scoreless the first time he faced them. With the Cincinnati offense less prolific, go ‘under’ Friday.
Expect a lower scoring game than the posted double-digit total suggests Friday night when Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds (58-40 overall, 27-22 away) take on Drew Pomeranz and the Colorado Rockies (37-60 overall, 20-29 home) as the teams kick off a three-game weekend series from Coors Field in Denver, CO at 8:40 ET.
The posted total at 5 Dimes is 10 for this contest with the current odds on the ‘under’ set at +100.
The Reds come in on a seven-game winning streak despite the absence of Joey Votto, although they have benefitted by facing quite a few week teams since he was injured. Cincinnati’s lead in the National League Central is still only two games over the pesky second place Pittsburgh Pirates, who refuse to go away.
The Reds are coming off of a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros, with their previous four wins coming vs. the Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at home. Despite winning games, the Reds’ offense has been less prolific since Votto went down but the pitching has stepped up vs. the suspect offenses. In fact, if not for the ninth inning, Cincinnati would have scored a total of three runs over the last two contests vs. the lowly Astros.
The Reds trailed their last game 3-2 and their previous game 2-1 entering the ninth, but they rallied for three runs in the final frame of each contest to extend to their seven-game winning streak. They now look to keep things going in the altitude with Arroyo on the bump.
Arroyo is in good current form as he now has four Quality Starts in his last five outings. Arroyo allowed two runs or less in three if those starts including last time out vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, when he allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts in six innings. He has done his best pitching on the road, which actually makes sense when you call Great American Ball Park home, as he has a 3.74 ERA with an excellent 1.12 WHIP away from home.
Now we are very well aware that the humidor seemed to lose its effect here in Colorado earlier in the year with some wild games resembling scores from the old days, but things have normalized as of late with the ‘under’ going 5-2 in the last seven games at Coors.
Pomeranz has been hit hard in his last two starts, but he did show some nice ability before that by allowing two earned runs or less in five of his previous six starts and only three earned runs in the other one. Furthermore, the Reds got a first hand look at just how effective Pomeranz can be when he limited them to just two hits in five scoreless innings in his only start vs. Cincinnati last September.
The Rockies have basically given up on this season as they are now mired in last place in the National League West 3½ games behind the fourth place San Diego Padres, and that lethargy has been reflected in their offense as they are batting only .233 over the last 10 games while averaging an un-Rockies-like 3.69 runs per nine innings.
Look for the struggles of both offenses to continue on Friday.
The posted total at 5 Dimes is 10 for this contest with the current odds on the ‘under’ set at +100.
The Reds come in on a seven-game winning streak despite the absence of Joey Votto, although they have benefitted by facing quite a few week teams since he was injured. Cincinnati’s lead in the National League Central is still only two games over the pesky second place Pittsburgh Pirates, who refuse to go away.The Reds are coming off of a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros, with their previous four wins coming vs. the Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at home. Despite winning games, the Reds’ offense has been less prolific since Votto went down but the pitching has stepped up vs. the suspect offenses. In fact, if not for the ninth inning, Cincinnati would have scored a total of three runs over the last two contests vs. the lowly Astros.
The Reds trailed their last game 3-2 and their previous game 2-1 entering the ninth, but they rallied for three runs in the final frame of each contest to extend to their seven-game winning streak. They now look to keep things going in the altitude with Arroyo on the bump.
Arroyo is in good current form as he now has four Quality Starts in his last five outings. Arroyo allowed two runs or less in three if those starts including last time out vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, when he allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts in six innings. He has done his best pitching on the road, which actually makes sense when you call Great American Ball Park home, as he has a 3.74 ERA with an excellent 1.12 WHIP away from home.
Now we are very well aware that the humidor seemed to lose its effect here in Colorado earlier in the year with some wild games resembling scores from the old days, but things have normalized as of late with the ‘under’ going 5-2 in the last seven games at Coors.
Pomeranz has been hit hard in his last two starts, but he did show some nice ability before that by allowing two earned runs or less in five of his previous six starts and only three earned runs in the other one. Furthermore, the Reds got a first hand look at just how effective Pomeranz can be when he limited them to just two hits in five scoreless innings in his only start vs. Cincinnati last September.
The Rockies have basically given up on this season as they are now mired in last place in the National League West 3½ games behind the fourth place San Diego Padres, and that lethargy has been reflected in their offense as they are batting only .233 over the last 10 games while averaging an un-Rockies-like 3.69 runs per nine innings.
Look for the struggles of both offenses to continue on Friday.
MLB Pick: Reds, Rockies ‘under’ 10 (+100) +++
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