Tampa Bay Rays vs Colorado Rockies Prediction: Rockies struggle will be a huge disadvantage in this game 2

On Thursday, the Colorado Rockies and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet at Tropicana Field for game two of their three-game interleague series. Can the Rays win consecutive games after defeating the Rockies so badly in the first game of this series?

The Tampa Bay Rays dominated the Colorado Rockies in the first game of the series on Wednesday, picking up the win to improve their position in the American League Playoff Picture. The Rays currently have a record of 76-51 on the season, which places them 2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the top spot in the American League East and 4.5 games ahead of the competition in the American League Wild Card picture. Isaac Paredes and Jose Siri are tied for the lead with 24 home runs for the Tampa Bay Rays. Paredes also has a contribution of 78 runs batted in, which is the most on the club, while Randy Arozarena has 72 RBIs so far this season. In addition, Yandy Diaz leads the team in hits with 138 and also has a batting average of.328 and an on-base percentage of.404 so far this season. This game will be started for the Tampa Bay Rays by Aaron Civale, who has a record of 6-3, a 2.44 earned run average (ERA), and 69 strikeouts so far this season.

The Colorado Rockies had an opportunity to play spoiler in the opening game, but they ended up on the losing end of a 12-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. With this result, the Rockies dropped to 48-77 on the year and are now six games behind the Cardinals, who have the poorest record in all of baseball this season. The Colorado Rockies are led by Ezequiel Tovar with 114 hits and 27 doubles, Ryan McMahon with a team-high 21 home runs and 65 RBIs, and Elias Diaz with a batting average of.266. Ryan McMahon also has a team-high on-base percentage of.335. Additionally, Charlie Blackmon leads the team in triples with four thus far this season. The Colorado Rockies will send out Austin Gomber to start this game. Gomber has a record of 9-9 on the season, with a 5.52 earned run average and 82 strikeouts.

I have complete faith in the Tampa Bay Rays to come out on top in this contest. Although the Tampa Bay Rays have performed better against right-handed pitchers than they have against left-handed pitchers, and Austin Gomber has pitched better on the road, this is not my favorite game on the board because, in my opinion, the Colorado Rockies are simply unbackable when they are playing away from home. The Tampa Bay Rays are just the superior club in this matchup, and there is a noticeable gap between their levels of motivation. Give me the Rays winning by more than 1.5 runs with the run line.