At Progressive Field on Monday, the Colorado Rockies (27-77) open a three-game series versus the Cleveland Guardians (52-52), at 6:40 p.m. ET.
The Rockies are an underdog away (+210) at the Guardians (-255). The scheduled starters are Slade Cecconi (5-4) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Bradley Blalock (1-2) for the Colorado Rockies.
The Guardians won their last contest versus the Royals by a 6-4 score Saturday, with Tanner Bibee picking up the win pitching going five innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out eight. Steven Kwan went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively.
The Rockies were defeated by the Orioles 18-0 Saturday. Warming Bernabel went 1 for 3 in the defeat, while Antonio Senzatela took the loss on the mound, throwing four innings, giving up six earned runs on six hits while striking out three.
Prepare for the Guardians vs. Rockies with what you need to know before Monday’s game, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Colorado Rockies odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Guardians (-255, bet $255 to win $100)Underdog: Rockies (+210, bet $100 to win $210)Over/under: 9Guardians vs. Rockies: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, July 28, 2025Game time: 6:40 p.m. ETLocation: Cleveland, OhioStadium: Progressive FieldTV channel: CLEG and COLRLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Guardians stats and trendsGuardians betting recordsThe Guardians have been favorites in 41 games this season and won 25 (61%) of those contests.Cleveland has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -255 odds on them winning this game.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 71.8% chance to win.So far this season, Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of 102 games with a total.The Guardians are 52-50-0 against the spread this season.Slade Cecconi (Guardians probable starter)Cecconi (5-4 with a 3.76 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 69 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Guardians, his 13th of the season.His most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the right-hander went six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.76, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .247 batting average against him.Cecconi is looking to record his sixth quality start of the season in this game.Cecconi will try to continue a five-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing).In one of his 12 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.The opposing Rockies offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 813 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 375 runs scored. It has the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.385) and ranks 22nd in home runs (102) in all of MLB.Guardians batting statsThe Guardians’ 109 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 28th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .373 this season.The Guardians have a team batting average of just .225 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.Cleveland is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 26th with just 402 total runs (3.9 per game) this season.The Guardians are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 29th with an OBP of .298.Cleveland ranks 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.Rockies stats and trendsRockies betting recordsThe Rockies have been victorious in 26, or 26%, of the 100 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.This year, Colorado has won six of 40 games when listed as at least +210 or worse on the moneyline.The Rockies have an implied victory probability of 32.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Colorado and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 42 of its 104 opportunities.The Rockies have an against the spread mark of 43-61-0 in 104 games with a line this season.Bradley Blalock (Rockies probable starter)Blalock (1-2 with an 8.67 ERA and nine strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rockies, his sixth of the season.His most recent time out came on Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the righty threw 5 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up eight hits.In seven games this season, the 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 8.67, with 3.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .366 against him.Blalock has not registered a quality start yet this season.Blalock will try to extend a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.9 frames per outing).He has had one outing this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Guardians offense has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.373) and ranks 19th in home runs hit (109) in all of MLB. They have a collective .225 batting average, and are last in the league with 764 total hits and 26th in MLB play scoring 402 runs.Rockies batting statsThe Rockies average 1.0 home run per game to rank 22nd in MLB action with 102 total home runs.So far this season, Colorado is 22nd in baseball, slugging .385.The Rockies have the 24th-ranked batting average in the majors (.234).Colorado is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.6 runs per game (375 total).The Rockies’ .293 on-base percentage is the worst in the majors.