Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies Picks and Prediction for Friday May 8 2026
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Citizens Bank Park will play host to a Friday night MLB matchup between the Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rockies (15-23) have lost seven of their previous ten games and are a distant fourth place in the NL West Division standings. On Thursday, OF Jake McCarthy broke an eighth inning tie with a grand slam to lift Colorado to a 6-2 home victory versus New York.
Twenty-four year old righty Chase Dollander (3-2 3.38 ERA) will make his second start of the year for the Rockies. Through 37 plus innings of work, Dollander has retired 42 batters by strikes and sports a solid 1.15 WHIP.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have won eight of their last 11 games and are trying to climb back into the NL East Division race. Last night, Philadelphia DH Kyle Schwarber went 2-for-4 with a solo shot during a lopsided 12-1 home loss versus the Athletics. SP Andrew Painter (1-4) was tagged for eight runs in three plus innings and took the loss for the Phillies (17-21), who fell to 10-11 at home.
Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly will give the nod to talented southpaw Jesus Luzardo (3-3 5.09 ERA) on Friday. In his last start, Luzardo (6.1 IP) allowed two runs and struck out ten batters during a 7-2 road victory against Miami.
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Rockies vs Phillies Pick
Colorado SP Ryan Feltner (elbow) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and hopes to return to the rotation later this month. Through 38 games, Colorado ranks 6th in OPS and 17th in runs scored. For the season, Philadelphia ranks 27th in OPS and 26th in runs scored. Take the Rockies to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rockies win 4-3.
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