Rockies vs Phillies Odds, Picks, and Probable Pitchers (Sep. 12)
By Robert Duff in MLB Baseball
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- The Philadelphia Phillies are -265 home favorites over the Colorado Rockies in their National League afternoon game on Sunday, September 12
- Colorado holds a 4-2 edge in the season series
- The Phillies ended a three-game win streak held against them by the Rockies with a 6-1 victory on Saturday
The Philadelphia Phillies (72-70, 40-30 home) are skidding at exactly the worst possible time. Even a visit from the woebegotten Colorado Rockies (65-78, 20-51 away) wasn’t halting their slide.
Colorado, tied for the second-fewest road win in MLB, opened a visit for this four-game weekend series with successive victories. Philadelphia finally got off the snide with a 6-1 win on Saturday, ending a four-game losing streak.
The Phillies are being given solid -265 favorite’s odds to keep the winning going in Sunday’s series finale. Philadelphia is 17-30 against the runline this season as a home favorite.
Rockies vs Phillies Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies | +215 | +1.5 (+105) | O 9 (+100) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | -265 | -1.5 (-125) | U 9 (-120) |
Odds as of September 11th at DraftKings.
First pitch for Sunday’s game is set for 1:05pm ET at Citizens Bank Park. The weather forecast is calling for clouds, 10 mph wind and a temperature of 84 degrees.
Feltner vs Nola
| 0-1 | Record | 7-8 |
| 20.25 | ERA | 4.57 |
| 18.62 | xERA | 3.58 |
| 2.62 | WHIP | 1.12 |
| 0.00 | SO/W Ratio | 5.49 |
Phillies right-hander Nola is winless through his last eight starts. He’s 0-2 over that span. Nola has allowed nine earned runs in nine innings of work during his last two starts.
He’s posted a 5.13 ERA over those eight winless starts. However, Nola has struck out 52 batters across 42.1 innings pitched during this stretch. Nola owns a 5.38 ERA over his combined September appearances through the past three seasons.
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Nola beat the Rockies on April 24. He allowed four earned runs over seven innings in a 7-5 victory. Nola is 4-0 with a 3.06 ERA in five career starts against Colorado. He shows a 1.1.7 WHIP and 8.40 strikeouts/walks ratio in his career when facing the Rockies.
Nola’s maximum exit velocity of 116 ranks among the bottom 7% of the league. By contrast, Feltner’s max EV of 104.6 rates in the top 9% of the NL.
The 25-year-old right-hander made his MLB debut September 5 against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves. Feltner got the start, working 2.2 innings. He allowed five hits, six earned runs and three home runs. Feltner didn’t strike out a batter and walked two.
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The very first pitch of Feltner’s big-league career was deposited into the right-field seats by Atlanta batter Ozzie Albies. He surrendered back-to-back jacks to Adam Duvall and Travis d’Arnaud in third inning before exiting the game.
Splitting his minor-league season between A and Double-A, Feltner was 8-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 20 starts. He was averaging 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings. It was a big step up after a 2019 campaign in A ball when Feltner was 9-9 with a 5.07 ERA from 25 starts.
Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers
| Phillies Batters | Batting Average vs Feltner | Rockies Batters | Batting Average vs Nola |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Galvis | .000 | Charlie Blackmon | .438 |
| Did Gregorius | .200 | CJ Cron | .667 |
| Bryce Harper | .000 | Yonathan Daza | .000 |
| Odubel Herrera | .000 | Elias Diaz | .500 |
| Matt Joyce | .000 | Garrett Hampson | .000 |
| Rafael Marchan | .000 | Sam Hilliard | .000 |
| Andrew McCutchen | .000 | Ryan McMahon | .333 |
| Brad Miller | .000 | Dom Nunez | .000 |
| Mickey Moniak | .000 | Brendan Rodgers | .333 |
| JT Realmuto | .000 | Rio Ruiz | 000 |
| Jean Segura | .000 | Trevor Storey | .286 |
| Ronald Torreyes | .000 | Raimel Tapia | .444 |
| Matt Vierling | .000 | Colton Welker | .000 |
Several Rockies hitters enjoy digging in at the plate to face Nola. Leftfielder Raimel Tapia is 4-for-9 (.444) with a home run and two RBI. Third baseman Ryan McMahon has homered and driven in three runs while going 2-for-6 (.333). First baseman CJ Cron is 2-for-3 (.667).
No-doubt slam from Charlie Blackmon. 👀 pic.twitter.com/7P2HBzpqqN
— MLB (@MLB) September 3, 2021
Rightfielder Charlie Blackmon is 7-for-16 (.438) with a homer and two RBI. Catcher Elias Diaz is 1-for-2 (.500) and second baseman Brendan Rodgers in 1-for-3 (.333).
No Phillies batters have ever faced Feltner.
Phillies vs Rockies Pick
The Phillies engineered a series of roster moves on Saturday. Outfielder Matt Joyce was activated from the 60-day IL. RHP Adonis Medina and outfielder Mickey Moniak were recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. RHP Enyel De Los Santos and Ramon Rosso were assigned to Lehigh Valley. Outfielder Travis Jankowski (bone bruise) was placed on the 10-day IL and RHP Vince Velasquez was designated for assignment.
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The Rockies are 2-5 over their past seven games. A victory Sunday would give Colorado a series win for just the second time over the past six series.
As much as Nola has struggled of late and historically in September, he’s always dominated the Rockies.
Pick: Philadelphia Phillies (-265).
Sports Writer
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
