Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers (74-51) are on their way to Coors Field on Wednesday where they will compete against the Colorado Rockies (50-74). The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at -128 and Colorado opens at +106. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Roki Sasaki and Kyle Freeland.

Los Angeles is slugging .427 and have struck out 979 times, while drawing a walk on 461 occasions. They have amassed 581 runs batted in in addition to 1,086 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .259. The Dodgers have accrued 201 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 160 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 616 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which is 4th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.17. Dodgers pitchers have given up 145 long balls and 480 total runs (4th in the league). Los Angeles has allowed 895 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 452 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 3.68 for the year (6th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,122 hitters. They have walked 392 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.96 as a unit this year.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and have come into the game in 131 save situations. They have recorded 34 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 17 of their 51 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 144 runners for the season and 36.8% of them crossing the plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 88 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 402 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have accumulated 79 holds for the season (6th in the league).

The Dodgers have transformed 72.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,942 innings on the field, which has them sitting 1st in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 3,314 putouts this year, in addition to 1,016 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 3rd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 71 double plays.

Sasaki has pitched in 147 innings and has 136 K's in his pro baseball career. Sasaki (6-6 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.40 while he has gone up against 632 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.47 (73 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.326. He has given up 128 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 67 walks.

Colorado is sitting with 140 long balls so far this year to go along with 572 runs batted in. They have hit 224 two-baggers, while getting a free base 389 times and notching 596 runs. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a batting average of .254 this year. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .420 and they average 4.81 runs per game (8th in the league). They have struck out on 1,065 occasions (13th in MLB) and have earned 1,068 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 709 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.48 (662 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 171 long balls and they allow 5.86 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.516 in addition to having a FIP of 4.82 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.00 (844 strikeouts against 404 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,246.

They sit at 21st in baseball holding a save rate of 59.2%, and they have sent 370 relievers to the hill on the year. Their relievers have come in 118 times in high leverage situations and also on 123 occasions with runners on. With 101 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 50 holds and 20 blown saves. Colorado has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 49 save chances and they have earned 29 saves. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% out of their 195 inherited base runners.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 105 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Rockies have 1,051 assists, 79 errors and are sitting with 3,266 putouts for the year. In their 9,798 innings played, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (30th in the majors).

Freeland (69-100 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.69 earned run average while surrendering 10.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.49 and he has faced 6,002 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 720 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.420 and a FIP of 4.6. During his pro baseball career, Freeland has given up 1,541 base hits while earning 1,042 strikeouts in 1,380 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-128)

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