Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/3/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

The Colorado Rockies (2-4) will go up against the Philadelphia Phillies (3-3) at Coors Field on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at -182 while Colorado is priced at +150. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Aaron Nola and Michael Lorenzen.

Philadelphia is slugging .360 and have been rung up 46 times, while drawing a walk on 21 occasions. They have 23 runs batted in in addition to 44 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .220. The Phillies have hit 7 doubles as a team and have hit 7 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 23 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are knocking in 3.8 runs/g, which has them sitting at 23rd in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.50 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 6 home runs and also 36 total runs (28th in baseball). Philadelphia has conceded 61 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 34 earned runs. The Phillies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.46 so far this season (29th in the league), and their staff has struck out 63 batters. They have walked 18 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.33 as a team on the year.

The Phillies have dispatched 23 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 5 base runners for the season and 60.0% of those players crossing the plate. The bullpen have accumulated 2 holds so far this year (25th in baseball). Phillies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 6 times in addition to having 4 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have transformed 63.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 504 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 168 putouts on the campaign, as well as 53 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and have earned 3 double plays.

Nola (109-89 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.78 and he has gone up against 7,061 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,527 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 451 free passes. His ERA is 3.84 (733 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.150. Nola has taken the ball for 1,720 innings and is sitting with 1,883 K's so far in his career.

The Colorado Rockies have compiled an on-base percentage of .279 as well as a batting average of .231 on the campaign. They have struck out on 63 occasions (7th in MLB) and have earned 49 hits. Colorado has compiled 5 home runs over the course of the season and 23 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .358 and they have an average of 4.00 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have put up 12 two-baggers, while walking 13 times and racking up 24 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.387 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a unit so far this year. They rank 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 54. The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 21 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.69 (21 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (47 strikeouts against 17 walks). They have conceded 6 home runs and they surrender 3.69 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

Their relief pitchers have come in 9 times in high leverage situations and on 7 occasions with runners on. They rank 20th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 19 relievers to the hill this season.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 5 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .995 (6th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 53 assists, 1 error and have amassed 155 putouts on the campaign. In 465 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (24th in baseball).

During his career, Lorenzen has allowed 928 base knocks and he has 830 K's in 1,000 innings pitched. Lorenzen (54-55 record in his career) has earned a 4.09 earned run average and has given up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 455 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 and he has gone up against 4,236 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+150)

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