Miami Marlins vs. Colorado Rockies Picks and Prediction for Thursday, September 18, 2025
Our Marlins vs. Rockies prediction sees the Miami Marlins (71-80) getting ready to take on the Colorado Rockies (41-110) in National League action at Coors Field on Thursday evening in the final game of a three-game series. This article is being written ahead of Wednesday’s game. Right-hander Sandy Alcantara gets the start for the Marlins while righty Tanner Gordon pitches for the Rockies. First pitch focus — MLB picks for Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies that cut through the noise.
Marlins Looking to Build Towards Future
The Miami Marlins are looking to build off their 6-5 road win on Tuesday over the Colorado Rockies to open their series. The lineup was able to go 10-for-35 with one walk and three strikeouts as Jakob Marsee stole a base. The Marlins were 3-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded six men on base. Eury Perez pitched well in the win as he pitched five one-hit innings.
Right-hander Sandy Alcantara is getting the start for the Miami Marlins and he is struggling as he is 9-12 with a 5.53 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP in 161.0 innings over 29 starts. Alcantara has struggled with the long ball as he has allowed 19 homers after giving up 22 in 2023 over 184.2 innings. He has faced the Rockies once this season and did not factor into the decision as he allowed two runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts over six innings.
Injury Report for Miami
- Pitcher Valente Bellozo: Triceps (Questionable)
- Shortstop Xavier Edwards: Wrist (OUT)
- Pitcher Freddy Tarnok: Ankle (OUT)
- Left fielder Derek Hill: Hamstring (OUT)
- Pitcher Edward Cabrera: Elbow (OUT)
- Pitcher Tyler Zuber: Lat (OUT)
- Pitcher Anthony Bender: Tibia (OUT)
- Pitcher Ryan Gusto: Shoulder (OUT)
- Left fielder Kyle Stowers: Oblique (OUT)
- Pitcher Jesus Tinoco: Forearm (OUT)
- Pitcher Max Meyer: Hip (OUT)
- Left fielder Griffin Conine: Arm (OUT)
- Pitcher Andrew Nardi: Back (OUT)
- Pitcher Braxton Garrett: Elbow (OUT)
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Rockies Looking to Rebound
The Colorado Rockies are coming off a 6-5 home loss on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins last time out. The team did well offensively as they were able to go 8-for-35 with a pair of walks and nine strikeouts as Mickey Moniak homered. Colorado was 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Kyle Freeland didn’t factor into the decision as he gave up six runs in 5.2 innings of work.
The Rockies are going to be sending right-hander Tanner Gordon to the mound and he is currently 6-6 with a 6.14 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP in 66.0 innings. He has been unable to limit the amount of hits against him as he has a .302 batting average against. Gordon will be facing the Marlins for the first time in his career so this will be a good test for him.
Injury Report for Colorado
- Pitcher Chase Dollander: Knee (OUT)
- Pitcher Luis Peralta: Hip (OUT)
- Shortstop Warming Bernabel: Concussion (OUT)
- Pitcher Dugan Darnell: Hip (OUT)
- Second baseman Thairo Estrada: Hamstring (OUT)
- Pitcher Seth Halvorsen: Elbow (OUT)
- Pitcher Zach Agnos: Hand (OUT)
- Designated hitter Kris Bryant: Lumbar (OUT)
- Pitcher Jeff Criswell: Elbow (OUT)
Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies Pick
Spread Pick for Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies
- Miami Marlins -197 (5 units)
When looking at how these starting pitchers are doing in their last seven games, there is a clear difference as Sandy Alcantara has stepped up as he is 3-2 with a 3.20 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP in 45.0 innings, while Tanner Gordon is 4-2 with a 5.79 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP in 37.1 innings in that span. These offenses are on different levels over the course of the season as the Marlins are tied with the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds for 18th with a .707 team OPS, while the Rockies are down at 27th with a .683 team OPS as a team. All in all, go with the Miami Marlins to secure the victory on the road to close out the series.
Over/Under Pick for Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies
- Under (4 units)
Neither team has been able to rely on home runs to get offense going as Miami is 27th with 35.8 at-bats between home runs hit, while Colorado is 24th with 33.93 at-bats between homers thus far. In the last five games, these teams are scoring at a good level, but with this game being at Coors Field, it will not reach the total. The Marlins are scoring 5.0 runs per game in that stretch while the Rockies are averaging 3.2 runs per game. The under has hit in two of their last three games against one another, so go with the under as the better bet for this game.
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