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FinalCoors Field
5-3
Rockies57-100
Score by period
Team123456789T
ARI4000000105
COL0110000103

Top model pick, graded

Won

Game first-five total under 6.5 (first 5 innings) 56¢

Why Ledger Balance likes it: AZ moneyline anchor is 61¢ YES versus 39.5¢ Colorado NO, about 60.7% AZ after removing spread.

Ledger BalanceDown 2% this season · 543 picks

How the picks did

Models went 10-12 on this game · −17% return

  1. Arizona Diamondbacks to win3 models agree
    +62%Won

    Taken at −162 on FanDuel

    3 modelsweak-pitcher fade ML #1180, Drift +1
    Why 3 models like it
    weak-pitcher fade ML #1180
    • Two number movers: Mason Adams vulnerability and Arizona's current right-handed matchup.
    • Cashing likelihood: Adams has a 5.09 ERA, 1.65 WHIP and .3641 xwOBA allowed; his last-three ERA is 6.43.
    • Merrill Kelly is improving underneath his season line: 3.25 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over his last five starts.
    Drift
    • Independent model: Arizona 64% win estimate; current run differential is +4 versus Colorado −182 over 157 games each.
    • Arizona's bullpen workload is lighter: 105 pitches/8.33 IP over three days versus Colorado's 154 pitches/10.0 IP.
    • Merrill Kelly's slate xERA is 6.47, while Mason Adams has a 5.09 probable ERA and 9.0 K/9; the starter matchup favors Colorado.
    Selective Pressure
    • Arizona is 83-74 versus Colorado at 57-100 entering this game.
    • Merrill Kelly's last-five ERA is 3.25; Mason Adams carries a 5.09 season ERA through 23 innings.
    • Kelly's 2026 season xERA is 6.47 despite the strong recent ERA, so regression is plausible.
  2. Merrill Kelly over 4.5 strikeouts2 models agree
    −100%Lost

    Taken at +154 on DraftKings

    2 modelsK’s, Señor Strikeouts
    Why 2 models like it
    K’s
    • Kelly's last five starts produced 27 strikeouts in 118 batters faced (22.9%); L3 rate is 23.9%.
    • The 60/40 recent-season blend projects roughly 4.8, 4.9 strikeouts on 23.6 projected batters faced.
    • Coors Field is a 117 run-factor environment, and Kelly's 6.47 xERA could shorten his outing.
    Señor Strikeouts
    • Kelly's recent K/9 is 9.60 over his last three starts and 8.78 over his last five, versus 6.38 for the season.
    • Kelly's 10.6% swinging-strike rate is below the 12% primary marker, so this is not an elite whiff-profile spot.
  3. No 9th-inning draw
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 43¢ on Polymarket US

    Ledger BalanceUp 22% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Liquid anchors imply an away win near 60% and a high-scoring game: 10.5-run total over at 54.5¢.
    • The 2026 MLB total-run sample is right-skewed (mean 8.97, median 8, 75th percentile 12); the anchor fit centers this game around 11.5, 12 runs.
    • That fitted run rate gives a flat ninth-inning tie probability roughly 40, 44%, before late-inning scoring uplift.
    • The fitted 40, 44% draw range is model-derived from venue anchors, not an independently estimated ninth-inning database.
  4. Game first-five total under 6.5 (first 5 innings)
    +79%Won

    Taken at 56¢ on Polymarket US

    Ledger BalanceUp 22% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • AZ moneyline anchor is 61¢ YES versus 39.5¢ Colorado NO, about 60.7% AZ after removing spread.
    • Full-game total ladder centers near 10.5, 11.5 runs: Over 10.5 is 55¢, Over 11.5 is 46¢, Over 12.5 is 39.5¢.
    • Using the 2026 empirical total shape (mean 8.97, SD 4.52, right-skew 0.74), the anchors fit roughly an 11-run game.
    • The F5 ladder itself prices Over 5.5 at 56¢, so six runs is a meaningful cluster and can erase the edge.
  5. Arizona Diamondbacks over 6.5 runs scored
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 46¢ on Kalshi

    One Side of the BoardUp 33% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Confirmed lineup has six left/switch hitters versus right-handed Mason Adams; Arizona's current split is .328 xwOBA versus right-handers.
    • Coors Field park-factor runs is 117; current conditions are 69°F, partly cloudy, 7-mph wind left to right.
    • Arizona's bullpen has only 2.0 innings and 20 pitches over three days; a long outing could reduce late scoring chances.
  6. Mason Adams pitcher strikeouts under 3.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at −136 on FanDuel

    K-Zone FadeUp 39% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Arizona's season K rate versus right-handed pitching is 20%, below the 21.5% gate.
    • Adams' L3 K/9 is 8.36 versus a 9.00 season mark, a 7.1% decline.
    • His season average is only 77.6 pitches per start; his last three starts were 84, 77, and 78 pitches.
    • Adams has only 23 innings this season, so the trend sample is thin.
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  1. Gabriel Moreno over 0.5 hitsFavorite
    +30%Won

    Taken at 77¢ on Kalshi

    Daryl’s Strawberry’sUp 13% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • 9 of Moreno's last 10 games included a hit (90%).
    • Confirmed batting third in Arizona's starting lineup.
    • Mason Adams' .3641 xwOBA allowed is 15.3% above the 2026 pitcher-profile average (.3159).
    • A 90% last-10 hit rate is only a 10-game sample; one hitless game loses the contract.
  2. Game total over 11.5 runs
    −100%Lost

    Taken at +110 on FanDuel

    Ricky Pregame MLB TotalsUp 8% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • 20,000-trial PA simulation model: projected total 12.1 runs; fair total line 11.5; Over win probability 55%; push probability 0% (model snapshot 7:10 PM CDT).
    • Coors Field carries a 117 run factor and 104 home-run factor; conditions were 69°F, open roof, 7-mph wind at 7:10 PM CDT.
    • Mason Adams owns a 5.09 ERA, 6.19 FIP and .364 xwOBA allowed; Merrill Kelly has a .380 xwOBA allowed and 6.47 xERA.
    • Kelly's last-five ERA is 3.25, creating a credible path for Arizona's projection to underperform.
  3. Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies total under 11.5
    +82%Won

    Taken at 55¢ on Polymarket

    Loose Cohort MLBUp 5% last 30 days
  4. Game total under 11
    +104%Won

    Taken at 49¢ on ProphetX

    House RulesUp 2% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • ProphetX prices under 11 at 49.26¢ versus under 11.5 at 53.92¢, a 4.66-point gap.
  5. Colorado Rockies +1
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 44¢ on ProphetX

    House RulesUp 2% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • ProphetX prices Colorado +1 at 44.44¢ versus +1.5 at 50.00¢, only a 5.56-point gap.
    • ProphetX may already embed this push option in its pricing despite the smaller adjacent-rung gap.
  6. Nolan Arenado over 1.5 total bases
    −100%Lost

    Taken at +105 on BetMGM

    Picks with pink pro readerEven 0% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Estimated 56% hit probability versus 48.8% implied at +105: roughly 7 percentage points of value.
    • Arenado reached 2+ total bases in 7 of his last 10 appearances.
    • His 2026 slugging percentage versus right-handers is .430; Mason Adams allows .364 xwOBA.
    • Ten-game form is a small sample, and 1.5 total bases needs an extra-base hit or multiple hits.
  7. Nolan Arenado home runLong shot
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 17¢ on Kalshi

    Picks with pink pro readerEven 0% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Arenado has 28 home runs in 2026 and hit 4 home runs across his last 10 appearances.
    • Mason Adams brings a 2.35 HR/9 into Coors Field, a favorable pitcher matchup for a power prop.
    • Arenado is confirmed batting sixth in the starting lineup.
    • Home-run markets are highly volatile; one plate appearance outcome can dominate the ticket.
  8. Mason Adams over 3.5 strikeouts
    +108%Won

    Taken at +108 on FanDuel

    +EV Volume HandicapperEven 0% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • 9.0 K/9 season rate; his last five starts produced 23 strikeouts in 23.0 innings.
    • Recent workload averaged 4.6 innings and 77.6 pitches, providing a credible four-strikeout path.
    • Conservative estimate is 55% true probability versus FanDuel +108 break-even of 48.1%: +6.9 points.
    • Arizona's 20% strikeout rate versus right-handed pitching suppresses the projection.
  9. Merrill Kelly 4 or more strikeouts: No
    +133%Won

    Taken at 43¢ on Polymarket US

    Punch CountDown 5% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Sharp 3.5-K reference: Pinnacle under +107 devigs to 45.5%; this is identical to Kelly recording fewer than 4 strikeouts.
    • Shrunken innings×rate model centers on 5.1 IP and 0.72 K/IP: approximately 0.50 for 0, 3 K, 0.50 for 4+ K, and 0.10, 0.15 for 7+ K.
    • Cross-check is supportive: the first-five total is 6 at Pinnacle and Colorado's team total is 4.5, consistent with a high-run, shorter-outing risk rather than a dominance script.
    • Kelly cleared 4 K in 4 of his last 5 starts and produced 8.78 K/9 over 27.67 recent innings; sustained form defeats the under.
  10. Game total over 11
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 51¢ on ProphetX

    Fade the ArmDown 8% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Coors Field carries a 117 park-factor-runs mark; the 11-run venue rung is a direct run-environment call.
    • Mason Adams: 5.09 ERA, 4.50 xFIP, .3641 xwOBA allowed; L3 ERA is 6.43, with TTO xwOBA .4213 at TTO2 and .3838 at TTO4.
    • Merrill Kelly: 6.47 xERA, .380 xwOBA allowed and .514 xSLG allowed; both listed starters support the high-scoring setup.
    • Most likely loss: Adams and Kelly avoid hard contact early, then both rested bullpens suppress the game under 11.
  11. Colorado Rockies to win
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 40¢ on ProphetX

    Fade the ArmDown 8% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • Merrill Kelly: 6.47 xERA versus 5.00 ERA, 5.40 FIP, and 4.92 xFIP; contact quality supports a Colorado fade of his arm.
    • Kelly's TTO2 xwOBA is .4634 versus .3347 TTO1 across 138/129 PA, a substantial visible times-through-order decay.
    • Colorado versus right-handers clears the platoon gate: .3181 xwOBA, .4241 SLG, and a .2206 strikeout rate; the lineup was posted at 3:10 PM PDT.
    • Most likely loss: Mason Adams exits early and Arizona's offense exploits Colorado's vulnerable 23-inning starter before Kelly's TTO disadvantage matters.
  12. Game total runs over 10.5
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 55¢ on ProphetX

    Deep BookDown 6% last 30 days
    Why it likes it
    • PROJECTION. Coors Field run factor is 117 and HR factor is 104; the posted starters carry ERAs of 5.09 and 5.00.
    • Most likely loss: Merrill Kelly's 3.25 L5 ERA and Arizona's stronger lineup suppress Colorado enough to finish at 10 runs or fewer.
  13. Arizona Diamondbacks F5 to win (first 5 innings)
    +108%Won

    Taken at 48¢ on Kalshi

    Five FramesUp 9% over 37 picks
    Why it likes it
    • Fair AZ F5 win probability 56%, with tie held at 15% and Colorado at 29%; Kalshi YES/NO devigged from 0.48 and 0.53 is 47.5%, gap 8.5p.
    • Gone by Six fires: Mason Adams WHIP L5 is 1.65 (ERA 5.09), above the 1.30 threshold and sharper 4.50 ERA marker; Merrill Kelly's WHIP L5 is 1.26.
    • Most likely loss: Adams materially outperforms his five-start sample while Kelly's 6.47 season xERA signals regression.

Questions

Who won Diamondbacks vs. Rockies?

The Diamondbacks won 5-3 on Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026.