The Colorado Rockies will take on the Padres at PETCO Park on Monday, and this will be a battle of two of the bottom feeders in the NL West. The Rockies have lost seven of their last eight versus San Diego, and I expect to see a low scoring game here between two teams that are struggling to score runs.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Padres hand the ball to Ian Kennedy, who is pitching quite well lately. Kennedy (8-12, 3.88 ERA) gave up a pair of runs on five hits while striking out a dozen over seven innings in a no-decision versus Texas his last time out. It was the second time in his last three starts that he had double-digit strikeouts, and he's 4-3 with a 2.35 ERA in his last nine starts. The Rockies counter with Kyle Kendrick, who allowed just one run in his last start.

2. Previous History - The Rockies have seen the total go under seven of their last nine overall, and 14 of their last 21 road games.

3. X-Factor - Colorado ranks dead last in the major leagues in runs scored on the road, batting just .234 away from Coors Field.


Selection: This is a play on the Rockies@Padres to go UNDER the total (10*)