Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-128) Colorado (+106)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (20-22) are on their way to Coors Field on Sunday where they will go up against the Colorado Rockies (17-27). The line on this matchup has Arizona at -128 while Colorado is priced at +106. The over/under is set at 9. The men taking the mound are Michael Soroka and Michael Lorenzen.

Arizona has a slugging % of .387 and have been called out on strikes 329 times, while taking a walk on 124 occasions. They have 173 runs batted in and 324 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .234. The Diamondbacks have earned 77 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 37 balls out of the park. They have 179 runs and have an on-base percentage of .299. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 49 home runs and 204 runs in total (22nd in baseball). Arizona has allowed 343 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 185 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.50 this season (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 315 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 136 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a squad for the year.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 142 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 58 base runners on the season and 27.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have recorded 28 holds over the course of the season (5th in the league). Diamondbacks pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 41 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 11 saves so far this season and have blown 7 of 18 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.1% and have entered the game in 47 save situations.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 71.3% of balls in play into outs in their 3,330 innings, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have notched a total of 1,110 putouts this season, in addition to 361 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 16th in baseball, and they have turned 26 double plays.

Soroka has pitched in 458 innings and is sitting with 426 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 3.83 (195 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.233. He has allowed 413 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 152 walks. Soroka (25-28 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.77 and he has gone up against 1,927 hitters in the majors.

The Rockies have a team SLG% of .398 and they tally 4.27 runs per outing (16th in MLB). They have tallied 80 doubles, while taking a walk 131 times as well as putting up 188 runs. Colorado has tallied 43 home runs this season as well as 182 RBIs. They have struck out on 423 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 369 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have an OBP of .316 and a team batting average of .248 this season.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 224 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.84 (208 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 61 homers and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.423 in addition to having a FIP of 4.71 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.60 (329 strikeouts against 145 walks). They come in at 29th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 406.

They sit at 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 126 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relievers have come in 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on. With 32 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 16 holds and 5 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to take the mound in 16 save opportunities and they have converted 11 saves. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 25.4% out of 71 inherited base runners.

Out of their 3,486 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (26th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 39 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (22nd in pro baseball). The Rockies have racked up 379 assists, 23 errors and have earned a total of 1,162 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Lorenzen has given up 988 base hits and he has 857 strikeouts in 1,040 frames. Lorenzen (56-60 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.19 ERA while surrendering 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 484 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.336 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 and he has gone up against 4,425 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+106)

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