Oliver Perez is a mess for the Mets while Ubaldo Jimenez has been consistent for the Rockies. Colorado cashes at Citi Field on Monday night in the series opener.
New York lefthander Oliver Perez has struggled this season . The Mets have dropped six of his eight starts this season. He has a 7.68 ERA in 38.2 innings, allowing 41 hits and 33 earned runs. Perez has struggled with his control all season and his 32/38 strikeout-to-walk ratio shows that.
Ubaldo Jimenez has been consistent for the Rockies, pitching seven quality starts in his last 10 appearances. The young hurler has 116 strike outs already on the season and facing the banged up Mets line up shouldn't be much of a problem. He has been decent on the highway with a 3.73 ERA and he's given up just 12 earned runs in his last 35 innings on the road.
The Rockies are 16-5 in their last 21 road games and this is a reasonable price to lay against the struggling Mets.
Free Pick: Rockies -154