Baltimore Orioles vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, August 31, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-150) Colorado (+125)

The Baltimore Orioles (66-69) are on their way to Coors Field on Monday where they will meet the Colorado Rockies (52-83). The line on this contest has Baltimore at -150 and Colorado is coming in at +125. The total comes in at 9. The men taking the mound will be Kyle Bradish and Tanner Gordon.

Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,245 times, while being walked on 505 occasions. They have accrued 592 runs batted in as well as 1,062 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .236. The Orioles have recorded 199 doubles as a team and have hit 164 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 613 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .318. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 4.5 runs per game, which is 11th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34. Orioles pitchers have allowed 144 long balls and 636 total runs (22nd in MLB). Baltimore has allowed 1,168 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 560 earned runs. The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 4.19 for the season (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,075 batters. They have walked 444 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a squad on the season.

Orioles pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 128 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 68 holds for the year (17th in baseball). The Orioles relievers have earned a save percentage of 65.5% and have come into the game in 126 save situations. They have tallied 36 saves for the year and have blown 19 of 55 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 170 runners for the season with 29.4% of those players crossing the plate. The Orioles have sent 445 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Orioles have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,815 innings, which has them ranked 26th in MLB. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 3,605 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,154 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 24th in baseball, and they have turned 100 double plays.

Bradish has taken the ball for 500 frames and has earned 512 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.63 (202 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.236. He has given up 441 base knocks (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 177 free passes. Bradish (26-27 career record) holds a FIP of 3.58 while he has gone up against 2,079 hitters in the major leagues.

The Rockies have a team SLG% of .416 and they earn 4.75 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have hit 244 doubles, while getting a free base 436 times as well as putting up 641 runs. Colorado has knocked in 151 home runs this season to go along with 616 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,168 instances (7th in the league) and have totaled 1,159 hits. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .253 this season.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.526 in addition to having a FIP of 4.83 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 6.90 (915 strikeouts against 442 free passes). They are currently ranked 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,367. They have given up 186 homers and they allow 5.93 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 781 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.54 (730 earned runs conceded).

They are ranked 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 409 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 126 times in high leverage situations and also on 133 occasions with base runners. With 105 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 53 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 50 save chances and they have come away with 30 saves. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.7% out of 205 inherited runners.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 108 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,135 assists, 86 errors and have notched a total of 3,557 putouts for the year. In 10,671 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (30th in MLB).

During his career, Gordon has conceded 254 base hits and he has 157 strikeouts in 192 frames. He has surrendered 136 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.518 and a FIP of 6.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.13 and he has faced 862 batters during his career. Gordon (7-18 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 6.36 ERA while conceding 11.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (-150)

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