Padres vs. Rockies Probable Starting Pitchers Today – May 15
The Colorado Rockies (14-28) will try to finish off a sweep of a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres (22-23), at 4:10 PM ET on Wednesday.
The Padres will give the ball to Michael King (3-3, 3.67 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 4 on the season, and the Rockies will turn to Austin Gomber (0-2, 3.43 ERA).
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Padres vs. Rockies Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Time: 4:10 PM ET
- TV: COLR
- Location: San Diego, California
- Venue: PETCO Park
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Probable Pitchers: King – SD (3-3, 3.67 ERA) vs Gomber – COL (0-2, 3.43 ERA)
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Padres Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Michael King
- The Padres will send King (3-3) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
- The right-hander did not allow a run in seven innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.67, a 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.306 in nine games this season.
- If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he’ll earn his third consecutive quality start.
- King has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
- He is looking for his third appearance in a row with no earned runs allowed.
- The 28-year-old ranks 51st in ERA (3.67), 61st in WHIP (1.306), and 18th in K/9 (9.9) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
Michael King vs. Rockies
- The Rockies rank 10th in MLB with a .245 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 18th in the league (.377) and 33 home runs.
- The right-hander has faced the Rockies one time this season, allowing them to go 8-for-20 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI in 3 2/3 innings.
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Rockies Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Austin Gomber
- Gomber (0-2) gets the starting nod for the Rockies in his ninth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.43 ERA in 44 2/3 innings pitched, with 30 strikeouts.
- His last time out was on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when the lefty went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing five hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.43, with 6 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season. Opponents are hitting .241 against him.
- Gomber is trying to continue a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
- Gomber will try to extend a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 frames per appearance).
- In one of his eight total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 30-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (3.43), 55th in WHIP (1.254), and 77th in K/9 (6).
Austin Gomber vs. Padres
- The opposing Padres offense has a collective .255 batting average, and is second in the league with 388 total hits and fifth in MLB play with 211 runs scored. They have the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.401) and are ninth in all of MLB with 48 home runs.
- Head-to-head against the Padres this season, Gomber has pitched five innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out two.