Colorado Rockies vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, April 11, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (-110) Texas (-110)

The Colorado Rockies (74-87 last season) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Monday where they will meet the Texas Rangers (60-102 last year). The line on this contest has the Rockies at -110 and the Rangers are opening at -110. The over/under is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Austin Gomber and Taylor Hearn.

Colorado had a slugging percentage of .414 and were called out on strikes 1,356 times, while being walked on 491 occasions. They accounted for 709 runs batted in and 1,338 base knocks last year, and their team batting average was .249. The Rockies earned 275 doubles as a squad and knocked 182 baseballs out of the stadium. They earned 739 runs and held an OBP of .317. As a team, the Colorado Rockies put up 4.6 runs per game, which put them at 10th in baseball.

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The Rockies held a team earned run average of 4.82 last season (25th in baseball), and they struck out 1,269 batters. Their K/BB ratio was 2.35 and their pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.39. Rockies pitchers yielded 196 long balls in addition to 796 total runs (22nd in the league). They walked 539 players from the other team and their FIP finished at 4.47 as a unit over the course of the prior season.

Rockies bullpen pitchers stepped onto the hill with players on base 132 times and also had 172 outings in high leverage situations. The relievers earned 74 holds in the previous season (20th in MLB). The Rockies relief pitchers had a save rate of 52.4% and entered the game in 137 save situations. They compiled 33 saves last year and did not convert 30 out of their 63 save chances. The bullpen inherited 213 runners over the course of last season with 39.0% of those players crossed home plate. The Rockies sent 543 relief pitchers to the hill last year.

The Rockies turned 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,573 innings on the field, which had them sitting at 25th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies earned a total of 4,191 putouts over the course of the prior season, as well as 1,516 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage held at .987 which put them in 4th in pro baseball, and they twisted 140 double plays.

Gomber has taken the hill for 219 innings and has totaled 207 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.14 (101 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.322. He has surrendered 202 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 88 free passes. Gomber (16-12 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.27 while he has faced 941 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Texas Rangers accumulated an on-base percentage of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .232 last year. They were rung up on 1,381 instances (21st in baseball) and were sitting with 1,254 base hits. Texas was sitting with 167 home runs in the prior season to go along with 598 runs batted in. The Rangers held a slugging percentage of .375 and they tallied 3.86 runs per game (28th in the league). They recorded 225 two-baggers, while getting a free base 433 times as well as putting up 625 runs.

The Rangers had a WHIP of 1.345 and had a FIP of 4.76 as a staff last season. They had a ranking of 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,402. The Texas pitching staff given up 815 runs for the previous season while holding a team ERA of 4.79 (758 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio came in at 2.42 (1,239 strikeouts vs 513 bases on balls). They relinquished 232 home runs and they allowed 5.15 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Finishing with 118 save situations, the Rangers had 65 holds and 20 blown saves. Texas called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 51 save chances and they recorded 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers took the field 130 times in high leverage situations and also on 143 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 33.0% of 221 inherited base runners. They were sitting at 15th in MLB with a save rate of 60.8%, and they dispatched 507 relievers onto the field last season.

Texas Rangers turned 146 double plays and notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Rangers accrued 1,462 assists, 83 errors and notched a total of 4,273 putouts for the prior year. In their 12,819 innings on the diamond, the Rangers finished with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (11th in professional baseball).

During his career, Hearn has allowed 112 base hits while he has earned 115 strikeouts in 122 innings. He has allowed 65 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.385 and a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.02 and he has faced 525 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Hearn (6-7 record in his career) holds a 4.80 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-110)

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