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The Los Angeles Dodgers face the Colorado Rockies tonight at Coors Field, with Tyler Glasnow starting for the Dodgers and Tomoyuki Sugano for the Rockies. Predictions suggest a low-scoring game due to cold conditions.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers head to Coors Field for a four-game series with the Colorado Rockies beginning Friday night.
Tyler Glasnow gets the nod for the visitors in the series opener, while Tomoyuki Sugano toes the rubber for the home team.
My Dodgers vs. Rockies predictions and MLB picks for Friday, April 17 see a low-scoring game unfolding in frigid conditions.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a warranted heavy favorite given their advantages over the Colorado Rockies in starting pitching, relief pitching, and hitting.
Tyler Glasnow has strong underlying metrics (2.60 xERA, 2.83 FIP) and a 107 Stuff+, whereas Tomoyuki Sugano has a worrisome 4.98 xERA and 5.39 FIP. Sugano’s 82 Stuff+ ranks 178th out of 184 pitchers who have started a game.
L.A. has the more effective and better-rested bullpen after Thursday’s off day. Its lineup is tops in the league against right-handed pitching (135 wRC+), whereas Colorado lags well behind (80 wRC+).
The odds favor the Dodgers at -291 for tonight's game against the Rockies.
Tyler Glasnow will start for the Dodgers, while Tomoyuki Sugano will pitch for the Rockies.
The game is expected to be played in frigid conditions, which may lead to a low-scoring affair.
The Dodgers vs Rockies game is set to begin on Friday night.

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Glasnow has dominated the Rockies, holding their projected lineup to just three hits in 29 at-bats (.103) with 15 strikeouts.
The Rockies have cashed the Under in 12 of their 19 games this season. With temperatures between 35 and 40 degrees at Coors Field, Friday could be another low-scoring contest.
Glasnow, combined with a well-rested bullpen, should limit a punchless Rockies lineup.
Sugano managed to outperform his underlying metrics a year ago (4.64 ERA, 5.79 xERA), and that’s been the case again through three starts (2.16 ERA, 4.98 xERA).
He’ll certainly experience regression given his .136 BABIP and 100% left-on-base rate, but his surface-level statistics (four earned runs in 16 2/3 innings) indicate that he’s at least in good form.
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The Rockies have cashed the Under in four of their last five home games. Find more MLB betting trends for Dodgers vs. Rockies.
| Location | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Date | Friday, April 17, 2026 |
| First pitch | 8:40 p.m. ET |
| TV | SportsNet LA, Rockies.TV |
| Dodgers starting pitcher | Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 4.00 ERA) |
| Rockies starting pitcher | Tomoyuki Sugano (1-0, 2.16 ERA) |
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