Baltimore Orioles
68-68
@
Colorado Rockies
52-85
8:40 PM ET Coors Field MASN

Attack the Orioles bats at Coors against Tanner Gordon, whose contact issues are glaring.

Gordon surrenders hits at an extreme rate while Baltimore carries top-10 power into a hitters park.

SideBET AWAY ML at BAL -130.
TotalBET UNDER 11.0 given wind blowing in from right field.
Lean6/10
Confidence
  • Gordon allows 11.36 H/9, worst-case contact in a launching pad.
  • Baltimore ranks 9th at 4.57 runs and 8th in HR/game.
  • De-vigged implied totals give BAL 5.7 over COL 5.3.
Best Bet Baltimore ML at -130 is the cleanest edge given Gordon's 11.36 H/9 and BAL's implied 5.7 runs.
Total11.0
BAL Win57%
COL Win45%
Implied BAL5.7
Implied COL5.3

Vegas / Market

Total
11.0
Run line
COL 1.5
BAL ML
-130 57%
COL ML
+122 45%
BAL5.7
COL5.3

The total sits at 11.0 with de-vigged team totals of BAL 5.7 and COL 5.3, so the market already prices in Coors scoring. BAL is a modest -130 favorite against COL +122, a tight number that reflects little separation. The wind-in factor makes the lofty total less appealing than the raw park suggests.

Pitching Matchup

BAL
Kyle Bradish
7-12 · 143.0 IP
ERA
4.15
WHIP
1.42
K/9
8.4
BB/9
3.9
VS
COL
Tanner Gordon
1-4 · 83.2 IP
ERA
5.38
WHIP
1.43
K/9
7.5
BB/9
1.6

Neither arm inspires confidence, with Bradish carrying a 1.42 WHIP and 3.90 BB/9 despite a solid 8.37 K/9. Gordon offers better control at 1.62 BB/9 but gets hit constantly at an 11.36 H/9 clip and a 5.38 ERA. Bradish holds the slight edge on missing bats, but both project to grind.

Offense Comparison

BALRank of 30COL
4.6 #9 Runs / G 4.7 #7
0.236 #23 AVG 0.252 #4
1.23 #8 HR / G 1.11 #18
9.25 #4 K / G 8.68 #8

Baltimore pairs top-10 power with a high-strikeout profile, ranking 4th in K/game, so their upside is homer-driven against a contact-prone Gordon. Colorado makes more contact, ranking 4th in AVG and 8th in K/game, and can string hits against Bradish's shaky command. Both lineups carry legitimate stack appeal in this spot.

Weather & Park

CFN
At first pitch · 8:40 PM ET
11 mph in from RF · favors pitchers
Conditions
Patchy rain nearby
Temp
70°
Rain
19%
Humidity
56%
moderate
Now: 71° · 2 mph out to CF · Overcast

Coors Field is a well-known run environment, but at first pitch a 10 mph wind blowing in from right field is flagged as a negative impact, plus patchy rain nearby at 70F with a 19% rain chance.

DFS Angles

Stack Baltimore bats against Gordon's extreme hittability, with the Coors backdrop boosting even a wind-suppressed offense. A secondary Colorado mini-stack works against Bradish's 1.42 WHIP if you want game-total exposure.

Both starters are risky fades in this park; if forced, Bradish offers more strikeout upside than Gordon. Neither profiles as a confident cash-game target here.

BAL top bats
  • Pete Alonso 16.9 proj · $6,700 · 2.5x
  • Gunnar Henderson 15.9 proj · $6,200 · 2.6x
  • Christian Encarnacion-Strand 13.9 proj · $5,500 · 2.5x
  • Jackson Holliday 13.9 proj · $4,700 · 3.0x
  • Samuel Basallo 13.4 proj · $5,000 · 2.7x
COL top bats
  • Cole Carrigg 13.1 proj · $5,100 · 2.6x
  • Hunter Goodman 12.6 proj · $5,600 · 2.3x
  • TJ Rumfield 12.0 proj · $4,300 · 2.8x
  • Jake McCarthy 11.9 proj · $5,400 · 2.2x
  • Willi Castro 11.5 proj · $4,600 · 2.5x

Players to Watch

Prop leans
  • Pete Alonso - over hits/total bases lean - top BAL projection at 16.9 fpts and 1.65 projected hits.
  • Christian Encarnacion-Strand - RBI lean - leads BAL with 1.20 projected RBI and 0.30 HR.
  • TJ Rumfield - over hits lean - 1.65 projected hits at cheap $4300 value.
  • Hunter Goodman - HR lean - team-best 0.40 projected HR for Colorado.
On watch
  • Jackson Holliday - top value at 2.95x from the leadoff spot.
  • Gunnar Henderson - 15.9 projected fpts anchoring the BAL middle.
  • Cole Carrigg - Colorado's top projected bat at 13.1 fpts.
  • Samuel Basallo - 0.30 projected HR with strong 2.68x value.
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Form & Head-to-Head

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Updated Aug 31, 9:47 AM ET For entertainment and informational purposes only; not betting or gambling advice.