The Colorado Rockies are on the road at the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. This is the first of a three game series between these two teams. The Rockies are 38-69 on the season, which is the worst record in all of the National League. Colorado has dropped four straight games, after getting swept in San Francisco.
The Los Angeles Angels are 46-60 on the season. The Angels are fourth in a very competitive American League West. The Angels are coming off a win at home over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
The Los Angeles Angels are -112 over Colorado in this game. The total for this affair is set at 8.5 runs.
Last place Rockies
It has been a tough season for the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies offense is scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is 18th in all of Major League Baseball. The Rockies are hitting .244 on the season, and have hit 117 homeruns.
The top offensive stars for Colorado have been Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar. They both have 17 homeruns on the season. Ryan McMahon has 15 for the Rockies. Tovar has been solid all around, as he leads the team with 125 hits, including 31 doubles.
The Colorado Rockies will head to San Diego for a weekend series against the Padres following this series. Next week, the Rockies will host the New York Mets for three games, and then welcome the Braves to town.
Cal Quantrill will make his 22nd start for Colorado. He is 7-7 with a 4.09 earned run average on the season. In his last start, he went six innings, and allowed six hits and 3 runs against the Boston Red Sox.
Angels Looking to climb closer to .500
Griffin Canning will get the nod for the Los Angeles Angels in this game. Canning has had a tough season in 2024. He is 3-10 on the season, with a 5.04 earned run average. Canning has made 21 starts, and thrown 110.2 innings, while striking out 79.
During the season, the Angels are scoring 4 runs per game. That ranks 26th in all of Major League Baseball. The Angels are hitting .234 as a team, and have hit 108 homeruns. The Angels are 7th in all of baseball with 93 stolen bases on the season.
Super star Mike Trout has played just 29 games for the Angels this season. He has not played since April 29th with a knee injury. Taking his place as the top power hitter has been Taylor Ward. Ward leads a group of five Angels with double digit homeruns. Ward has 16, while Jo Adell has 15.
The Los Angeles Angels are at home over the weekend, as the New York Mets come to town. The Angels then start a road trip next weekend, as they go to Yankee Stadium, and then to Washington D.C.
Angels Top Rockies
We like Canning to throw a decent start here. Colorado’s bats are pretty dead right now. In the end, take the Los Angeles Angels -112 over the Colorado Rockies.
