The Cleveland Guardians are bringing their modest .233 team batting average to Denver’s famous launchpad for a regular season date with the Colorado Rockies at 8:40 PM EDT, airing on MLB.TV, CLEGuardians.TV, and Rockies.TV. Cleveland’s offense has been about as explosive as a wet firecracker lately, and it doesn't help that outfielders Chase DeLauter and Jo Adell are both hovering on the day-to-day injury report. Fortunately, Coors Field is the ultimate scenic retreat for struggling hitters, where routine fly balls routinely morph into majestic home runs and thin mountain air cures all offensive ailments.
To prevent this game from turning into a slow-pitch softball tournament, Cleveland is handing the ball to left-hander Joey Cantillo, who brings a respectable 9-7 record and 3.80 ERA into the altitude. Colorado will counter with Tanner Gordon, a right-hander still searching for his very first win of the season while lugging around a 0-3 record and a 5.55 ERA. Gordon's struggles fit right in with a Rockies staff sporting a bloated 5.51 team ERA, though Colorado’s hitters do hold a statistical edge with a .254 team batting average. Head over to StreakChat to lock in your pick and tell us if you think the pitchers can survive the thin air.