Colorado Rockies vs Athletics Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 4/5/25, 4:42 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The Athletics took the first game of the series at Coors Field, playing in the snow. Given the Rockies' near-zero hitting in the first few games of the season, the A's were slight favorites at odds of around -115. The A's now have a 3-5 record.

Regarding the Game Total for Game 1, it had been set at 9.5 runs before the game, but they ended up giving up exactly 9 in a game that went into extra innings and ended 6-3 with Gio Urshela's RBI double.

On a frigid afternoon, the Rockies had their second-coldest start to the season. The team's offense was also frigid or nearly nonexistent when they had runners in scoring position on Friday, as they went 1-for-15, leaving 13 runners on base. The one who did have a good day for the Rockies was Venezuelan Tovar, who collected three hits to recover from his previous 15 at-bats in which he hadn't hit a single.

Wilson hit a solo home run, making the Athletics one of the MLB's top home run hitters, hitting at least one in each of their first eight games of the season.