Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, April 22, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (-115) Detroit (-105)

The Detroit Tigers (4-7) are hosting the Colorado Rockies (8-4) at Comerica Park on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at -115 while Detroit is coming in at -105. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Antonio Senzatela and Tarik Skubal.

Colorado has a slugging percentage of .449 and have been rung up 94 times, while being walked on 35 occasions. They have 57 runs batted in as well as 116 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .284. The Rockies have earned 27 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 12 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 62 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB.

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The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 3.96 on the season (19th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 80 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 37 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.95 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.39. Rockies pitchers have conceded 10 home runs and also 53 runs in total (22nd in the league).

The Rockies relievers have earned a save rate of 72.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 runners on the year and 37.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 14 times and also have had 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 43 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 8 holds on the year (9th in the league). They have accumulated 8 saves for the season and have not converted 3 of their 11 save opportunities.

The Rockies have converted 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 981 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 28th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have a tally of 327 putouts this season, as well as 132 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and have 20 double plays.

Senzatela (37-35 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.40 and he has faced 2,547 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 648 base hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 185 walks. His ERA is 4.81 (314 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.417. Senzatela has taken the ball for 588 frames and is sitting with 395 K's in his MLB career.

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .308 and they earn 3.00 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have hit 13 doubles, while taking a walk 43 times and notching 33 runs. Detroit has hit 6 home runs for the season to go along with 33 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 100 occasions (17th in baseball) and have 72 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .207 so far this season.

The Detroit pitching staff have given up 49 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.58 (39 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 7 homers and they relinquish 4.50 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.194 in addition to having a FIP of 3.37 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.62 (76 strikeouts vs 29 bases on balls). They sit at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 88.

Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 4 save chances and they have earned 3 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 43 relievers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 12 inherited runners. With 7 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 3 holds and also 1 blown save.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 2 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Tigers have accrued 88 assists, 6 errors and have notched a total of 294 putouts this year. In 882 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (11th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Skubal has conceded 180 base hits while he has tallied 211 K's in 191 innings pitched. Skubal (9-17 career win-loss mark) has a 4.52 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 96 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.251 and a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.58 and he has faced 810 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-105)

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