The Rockies teed off on Mackenzie Gore in his last start for six runs, aided by his four walks in a 6-2 loss. He was chased in the third. Rockies starter Kyle Freeland was staked to a lead and cruised. The Padres haven’t lost since, as they swept the Cubs in four games while scoring 41 runs.. The Padres' bats are hot, while the Rockies have lost three straight. Back the Padres to win.

This number has dropped more than 20 cents since Larry picked, and I honestly have no idea why but now I have to take it even though Padres rookie MacKenzie Gore -- the NL Rookie of the Year favorite -- was roughed up by Colorado at home last time out. The southpaw had been great otherwise in his previous four outings. His counterpart, Kyle Freeland, is 1-3 with a 5.35 ERA at home. The Rockies are in a free-fall overall.

The Rockies have dropped seven in a row at home while playing shoddy defense. They lead the majors with 54 errors. Now they welcome a Padres team that's committed the fewest errors in MLB (23). San Diego is 24-11 on the road and coming off a four-game sweep at Wrigley. Padres starter MacKenzie Gore (4-2, 2.50 ERA) suffered his worst start of the season last time out vs. Colorado, allowing six earned runs in 2.1 innings. I like the rookie to bounce back strong and the Padres to win for their ninth time in 11 games.