Houston, we may have a problem.<\/p>\n
The Colorado Rockies have taken back-to-back games from the Houston Astros and are looking to pull off the sweep on Wednesday afternoon with two struggling pitchers on the mound.<\/p>\n
Cristian Javier (12.96 ERA) takes the mound for Houston against Colorado\u2019s Michael Lorenzen (14.73 ERA), who has seen a rough Spring Training boil over into the regular season.<\/p>\n
The Rockies are off to a solid start, going 5-6 through their first 11 games, and they may be ready to climb out of the basement of the MLB standings in the 2026 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Houston has dropped out of the top spot in the AL West with back-to-back losses and would love to salvage the final game of this series on Wednesday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the game odds, probable pitchers, a player prop pick and the SI Betting team\u2019s prediction for this interleague showdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Astros vs. Rockies Odds, Run Line and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Run Line<\/p>\n Astros -1.5 (-110)Rockies +1.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Astros: -163Rockies: +135<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 11.5 (Over -105\/Under -115)Astros vs. Rockies Probable PitchersHouston: Cristian Javier (0-1, 12.96 ERA)Colorado: Michael Lorenzen (0-1, 14.73 ERA)Astros vs. Rockies How to WatchDate: Wednesday, April 8Time: 3:10 p.m. ESTVenue: Coors FieldHow to Watch (TV): ESPN Unlimited, Rockies.TV, Space City NetworkAstros record: 6-6Rockies record: 5-6Astros vs. Rockies Best MLB Prop BetsAstros Best MLB Prop BetYordan Alvarez to Hit a Home Run (+203)<\/p>\n Earlier today, I shared in SI Betting\u2019s best home run picks column \u2013 Daily Dinger<\/a> \u2013 why Alvarez is a great bet to go deep for the fifth time this season:\u00a0<\/p>\n Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is one of the hottest hitters in baseball to start the 2026 season, and I targeted him earlier this week (though he didn\u2019t go yard) against the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n Now, with the Astros playing their series finale with Houston, I think Alvarez is worth one final shot to leave the yard against right-hander Michael Lorenzen.<\/p>\n This season, Lorenzen has gotten shelled, allowing an NL-high 19 hits, including three home runs. He has a 14.73 ERA this season after posting a shaky 10.97 ERA across 10.2 innings of work in Spring Training.<\/p>\n Alvarez has dominated Lorenzen in his career, going 3-for-6 with a double, a homer and a pair of runs batted in. In 2026, Alvarez is hitting .324 and he\u2019s already left the yard four times. He\u2019s worth a look, even at a shorter price, against the struggling Lorenzen this afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Astros vs. Rockies Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n SI Betting\u2019s MLB betting expert Ryan Gilbert decided to avoid betting a side in this series finale, and instead targeting the total in today’s MLB Best Bets column<\/a> with two struggling pitchers on the mound:\u00a0<\/p>\n I\u2019m going right back to a Coors Field OVER on Thursday afternoon in a matchup between two pitchers who have struggled out of the gate.<\/p>\n Houston\u2019s Christian Javier failed to complete five innings in either of his first two starts, allowing six runs against the Angels and Athletics.\u00a0<\/p>\n Michael Lorenzen is coming off a 77-pitch 3-inning outing in which he gave up 9 runs on 12 hits to the Phillies last week. He only lasted 4.1 innings while allowing three runs on seven hits to the Marlins in his first start.<\/p>\n The Astros\u2019 bats went cold against Kyle Freeland last night, but the runs should flow on both sides in the series finale this afternoon.<\/p>\n Pick: OVER 11.5 (-105 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and get\u00a0$300 in bonus bets instantly when you make your first $5 bet<\/a>\u00a0and that bet wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston, we may have a problem. The Colorado Rockies have taken back-to-back games from the Houston Astros and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2405],"tags":[5,167,52,4316,4,168],"class_list":{"0":"post-670362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-colorado-rockies","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-colorado","10":"tag-colorado-rockies","11":"tag-coloradorockies","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-rockies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116369505375723196","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}