Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-182) Colorado (+150)

The Houston Astros (6-5) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Wednesday where they will compete against the Colorado Rockies (4-6). The odds on this game have the Astros at -182 and the Rockies are sitting at +150. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Cristian Javier and Michael Lorenzen.

Houston is slugging .494 and have been rung up 87 times, while taking a walk on 64 occasions. They have tallied 71 runs batted in in addition to 111 base knocks for the year, while their batting average comes in at .288. The Astros have hit 34 two-baggers as a team and have hit 15 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 77 runs scored while having a team OBP of .394. As a team, the Houston Astros are knocking in 7.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 1st in the league.

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The Astros have compiled a team ERA of 5.75 so far this season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 118 hitters. Astros pitchers have conceded 17 long balls and 64 total runs (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 59 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.97 as a team this year. Houston has relinquished 94 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 62 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.58.

Astros relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 14 times and also have had 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 3 holds for the year (25th in baseball). They have earned 3 saves this year and have missed out on 0 out of their 3 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 23 runners on the campaign with 43.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Astros have dispatched 32 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Astros have turned 66.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 873 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 27th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have a total of 291 putouts this year, in addition to 76 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them ranked 11th in the majors, and have earned 14 double plays.

Javier (35-23 career record) has a FIP of 3.75 while he has faced 2,259 batters in the majors. He has given up 407 base hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) with 228 free passes. His earned run average is 3.81 (231 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.163. Javier has taken the hill for 546 innings and is sitting with 601 punch outs during his career.

Colorado has hit 9 home runs on the season to go along with 38 runs batted in. They have recorded 15 two-baggers, while walking 22 times as well as scoring 39 runs. The Colorado Rockies have compiled a team on-base percentage of .280 and a team batting average of .232 this season. The Rockies have a SLG% of .361 and they average 3.90 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have struck out on 108 instances (3rd in the league) and have recorded 79 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 41 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.23 (41 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 11 long balls and they allow 4.23 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.388 with a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (79 strikeouts vs 28 walks). They rank 26th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 93.

They rank 10th in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 31 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 12 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with runners on base. With 8 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 4 holds and also 1 blown save. Colorado has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 4 save opportunities and they have recorded 3 saves. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 17.6% of 17 inherited runners.

In 789 innings played, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (23rd in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .994 (5th in pro baseball). The Rockies have racked up 85 assists, 2 errors and have accounted for 263 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Lorenzen has allowed 940 base hits while tallying 832 punch outs in 1,003 innings. Lorenzen (54-56 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.16 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 464 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 and he has faced 4,259 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-182)

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