Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Major League Free Pick, Odds, Preview, Prediction (5/10/24)
- WinMyBets
- May 10, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: May 11, 2024
MLB
8:40PM EST.
ML: TEX -185 / COL +165
Total: O/U 9.5.
8:40PM EST: TEX/COL Under 9.5.
Longtime Rockies pitcher Jon Gray takes the mound for Texas. He's one of very few guys who pitched better at Coors field than he did outside for the majority of his Rockies tenure. Been the opposite for him with Texas, posting a 3.45 road ERA in 2023 and a 1.84 road ERA through 2 starts (3 games) this year. He's been lights out in his 2 most recent outings, allowing a combined 3 ER across 15 innings pitched. Colorado has swung the bat well the last couple of days against some subpar starters and a terrible Giants bullpen, but Jon Gray's pitching is on a different level. He also has more combined starts at Coors Field than every active Rockies starter combined and it's his first trip back. He'll have a little extra juice in the tank to face his former club.
The Left-hander Austin Gomber starts for Colorado, and he's pitched incredibly well outside of his very first start of the season against Arizona (4.2 IP 4ER). He posted a 3.95 ERA in 5 April starts and opened up May with 6 shutout innings. His final April Start came in Mexico City against Houston, 7,349 feet above Sea Level. Those game totals are set around 16 with how hitter friendly the venue is. He allowed just 4 runs across 7 innings despite it. Excluding that start he has a 2.73 ERA over his last 5. The Rangers offense has thrown up some big numbers over the last week, but they've also scored 4 or less in 5 of their last 9. They also rank 23rd in OPS against Left-Handed Pitching this season. Their offense has been carried by 4 very hot batters over the last week and 3 of them are considerably worse against Lefties compared to Righties. Marcus Semien's the lone exception and he's 0-5 lifetime against Gomber.
Sub 55° Temps throughout this game with very little wind blowing out. Pitcher Friendly.
