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Larry Ness
Jun 20 '18, 8:40 PM in 11h
MLB | Mets vs Rockies
Play on: Rockies -102 at GTBets
My free play is on the Col Rockies at 8:40 ET.
Historically, Coors Field has been a tough place for visiting teams but that hasn't been the case in 2018. The Rockies lost 12-2 on Monday in their series opener against the NY Mets. The defeat extended their franchise-record home losing streak to eight games and dropped their home record to 11-20 in 2018.
Colorado snapped that eight-game home slide last night with a 10-8 victory over New York, highlighted by a six-run third inning. Nolan Arenado, Trevor Story and Ian Desmond hit consecutive HRs in the breakout inning, marking the eighth time in franchise history Colorado had hit three HRs in a row and first time since May 27, 2010. The Rockies were 30-25 on the morning of May 30 but have since lost 13 of their last 18 games to fall five games back in the NL West at 35-38. The Mets had their three-game winning streak halted last night and fell to 3-5 on the team's current 10-game road trip. New York's 11-1 start to the 2018 season is solidly in the rear view mirror these days, as the 31-39 Mets are 11 games out of first in the NL East.
Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.49 ERA) will take the mound for the Mets and will he'll be opposed by the Rockies' Chad Bettis (5-1, 4.65 ERA). Lugo will be making his his third straight start and fourth overall in place of the injured Noah Syndergaard. Lugo suffered his first loss while in the rotation on Friday, when he was reached for five runs on eight hits over five innings at Arizona in a 7-3 D'backs win. Lugo came out of the bullpen to toss three scoreless innings against Colorado back on May 4, and is 1-0 with a 3.55 ERA in one start and two relief appearances versus the Rockies during his career. Bettis may have a 5-1 overall record in 2018 but he has surrendered five runs in each of his last four starts for an 8.44 ERA. Amazingly, he is 1-0 in that span (team is 2-2). Bettis is 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA in three career starts and one relief appearance against the Mets, with the win coming back on May 5 of this season when he scattered six hits over seven scoreless innings in New York.
The Mets were 24-19 in late May but enter the third contest of this four-game series having won just seven of their last 27 games. Yes, the Rockies have been surprsingly awful at home this season but that almost HAS to change. Colorado's Bettis gave up five runs in the first inning in his last outing but he went on to pitch 4.2 scoreless innings, a span in which he allowed two singles and retired 12 of the final 13 batters he faced with six strikeouts. The Rockies erupted for six runs in the second inning of that contest and went on to win 9-5 to give Bettis his first victory after six straight no-decisions. He had not won since May 5 at Citi Field when he worked seven scoreless innings against the Mets. Considering that, I'm on Colorado, which will win two in a row for the first time since June 5 and 6.
Good luck...Larry
Jun 20 '18, 8:40 PM in 11h
MLB | Mets vs Rockies
Play on: Rockies -102 at GTBets
My free play is on the Col Rockies at 8:40 ET.
Historically, Coors Field has been a tough place for visiting teams but that hasn't been the case in 2018. The Rockies lost 12-2 on Monday in their series opener against the NY Mets. The defeat extended their franchise-record home losing streak to eight games and dropped their home record to 11-20 in 2018.
Colorado snapped that eight-game home slide last night with a 10-8 victory over New York, highlighted by a six-run third inning. Nolan Arenado, Trevor Story and Ian Desmond hit consecutive HRs in the breakout inning, marking the eighth time in franchise history Colorado had hit three HRs in a row and first time since May 27, 2010. The Rockies were 30-25 on the morning of May 30 but have since lost 13 of their last 18 games to fall five games back in the NL West at 35-38. The Mets had their three-game winning streak halted last night and fell to 3-5 on the team's current 10-game road trip. New York's 11-1 start to the 2018 season is solidly in the rear view mirror these days, as the 31-39 Mets are 11 games out of first in the NL East.
Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.49 ERA) will take the mound for the Mets and will he'll be opposed by the Rockies' Chad Bettis (5-1, 4.65 ERA). Lugo will be making his his third straight start and fourth overall in place of the injured Noah Syndergaard. Lugo suffered his first loss while in the rotation on Friday, when he was reached for five runs on eight hits over five innings at Arizona in a 7-3 D'backs win. Lugo came out of the bullpen to toss three scoreless innings against Colorado back on May 4, and is 1-0 with a 3.55 ERA in one start and two relief appearances versus the Rockies during his career. Bettis may have a 5-1 overall record in 2018 but he has surrendered five runs in each of his last four starts for an 8.44 ERA. Amazingly, he is 1-0 in that span (team is 2-2). Bettis is 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA in three career starts and one relief appearance against the Mets, with the win coming back on May 5 of this season when he scattered six hits over seven scoreless innings in New York.
The Mets were 24-19 in late May but enter the third contest of this four-game series having won just seven of their last 27 games. Yes, the Rockies have been surprsingly awful at home this season but that almost HAS to change. Colorado's Bettis gave up five runs in the first inning in his last outing but he went on to pitch 4.2 scoreless innings, a span in which he allowed two singles and retired 12 of the final 13 batters he faced with six strikeouts. The Rockies erupted for six runs in the second inning of that contest and went on to win 9-5 to give Bettis his first victory after six straight no-decisions. He had not won since May 5 at Citi Field when he worked seven scoreless innings against the Mets. Considering that, I'm on Colorado, which will win two in a row for the first time since June 5 and 6.
Good luck...Larry
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