The Colorado Rockies will finish up their five-game set with the new-look San Diego Padres. The Padres made some big moves at the trade deadline and are looking for them to pay dividends soon. The Padres have taken the first four games and the Rockies will try and avoid the sweep by sending Kyle Freeland to the mound to face off against Joe Musgrove. Freeland is 6-7 with a 4.63 ERA, and a 1.34 WHIP. Musgrove is 8-4 this season with a 2.65 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP. The Padres are 5-1 in their last six games, 6-2 in their last eight games when playing at home against Colorado, and 4-1 in their last five games at home. The Rockies are 1-6 in their last seven games and 1-4 in their last five games on the road.
Joe Musgrove has been excellent at home this season. Musgrove has pitched well at home posting a 2.29 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP in 8 starts. Freeland has faced the Padres three times this season and has allowed ed four earned runs or more in two out of three starts. Je posted a 5.59 ERA in July. The Padres have a lot of firepower in the lineup and that is with Tatis still out of the lineup. Take the far superior team at the plate and on the mound.

Play on the Padres minus 1.5 runs. This is an 8* play.