San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/10/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies
Date: Monday, May 10, 2021
Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO
TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain
Ryan Weathers and the San Diego Padres (18-14, 2nd in NL West) head to Coors Field on Monday where they'll meet the Colorado Rockies (12-19, 5th in NL West).
As a squad, the San Diego Padres are earning 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 26th in baseball. They are sitting with 123 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .316. The Padres have tallied 36 doubles as a unit and have hit 30 balls out of the park. They have earned 116 runs batted in in addition to 244 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .231. San Diego is slugging .356 and have struck out 265 times, while being walked on 126 occasions.
Padres pitchers have given up 33 long balls and 107 total runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 96 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.36 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.65 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.08. The Padres have a team ERA of 2.76 on the campaign (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 350 batters.
The Padres have dispatched 129 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 34 runners so far this year and 17.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 13 saves on the season and have not converted 6 of their 19 chances to save the game. The Padres relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 43 save situations. The relievers have recorded 23 holds on the season (3rd in MLB). Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 22 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Padres have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of 2,610 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 13th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have a total of 870 putouts on the campaign, as well as 277 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .977 which puts them in 29th in baseball, and have a total of 237 double plays.
Weathers has pitched in 19 frames and has earned 17 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 0.93 (2 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.724. He has allowed 8 base knocks (3.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 6 walks. Weathers (1-1 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.10 and he has faced 69 opposing batters in the majors.
The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .412 and they average 4.87 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have put up 44 two-baggers, while taking a walk 87 times and putting up 151 runs. Colorado has hit 36 home runs for the season as well as 145 runs batted in. They have struck out on 270 occasions (17th in the league) and have accounted for 254 base knocks. The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a batting average of .247 for the season.
The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 167 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.16 (152 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 38 dingers and they give up 5.67 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.517 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.67 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (241 strikeouts vs 127 walks). They are currently ranked 28th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 275.
Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves. They are ranked 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 44.4%, and they have dispatched 106 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 28 times in high leverage situations in addition to 27 occasions with base runners. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% out of 46 inherited base runners. Sitting with 16 save situations, the Rockies have earned 7 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.
In 2,385 innings on the field, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (28th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 24 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (20th in baseball). The Rockies have 290 assists, 20 errors and have earned 795 putouts for the season.
Gray (49-39 career record) has a 4.51 earned run average and has given up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and he has gone up against 3,079 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 361 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.332 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Gray has conceded 722 base knocks while he has earned 730 K's in 720 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego
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