Colorado Rockies vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+115) Texas (-135)

The Colorado Rockies (2-1) are traveling to Globe Life Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (1-2). The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +115 while the Rangers are sitting at -135. The total is 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Chad Kuhl and Martin Perez.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 5.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in baseball. They are sitting with 15 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .306. The Rockies have accounted for 5 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 3 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 13 RBI's as well as 24 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is at .240. Colorado is slugging .380 and have been called out on strikes 25 times, while drawing a walk on 7 occasions.

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Rockies pitchers have conceded 1 home runs and also 11 runs (10th in baseball). They have walked 6 opposing batters and their FIP is 2.32 as a team on the campaign. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 4.50 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.15. The Rockies have a team ERA of 2.67 on the year (5th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 27 hitters.

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 4 times and also have had 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 0 holds on the season (25th in the league). The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 3 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves on the year and have not converted 1 of 3 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 runners over the course of the season and 45.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Rockies have sent 8 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Rockies have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 243 innings, which has them ranked 24th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies have earned 81 putouts so far this season, in addition to 23 assists and 1 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which puts them in 10th in baseball, and they have turned 2 double plays.

Kuhl (25-30 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.61 while he has gone up against 1,900 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 429 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 195 walks. His ERA is 4.44 (217 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.419. Kuhl has pitched in 439 frames and has accumulated 395 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Texas Rangers have an on-base percentage of .344 as well as a team batting average of .262 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 18 occasions (27th in MLB) and have earned 28 base knocks. Texas has tallied 6 home runs so far this season as well as 22 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .467 and they score 7.67 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have hit 4 doubles, while walking 13 times as well as putting up 23 runs.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.440 in addition to having a FIP of 5.78 as a squad this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.50 (28 strikeouts against 8 bases on balls). They sit at 22nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 28. They have allowed 7 homers and they yield 7.20 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have given up 20 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 7.20 (20 earned runs yielded).

Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 50.0% of 4 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 0 times in high leverage situations and also on 3 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 2 save situations, the Rangers have earned 1 hold and 1 blown save. They are ranked 30th in the league with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 12 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 1 save chance and they have tallied 0 saves.

In 225 innings on the field, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 67.3% (25th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 2 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (8th in pro baseball). The Rangers have 30 assists, 1 error and have notched a total of 75 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Perez has given up 1,231 base hits while he has earned 740 strikeouts in 1,102 innings. Perez (63-69 career mark) holds a 4.71 earned run average and has allowed 10.0 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 577 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.480 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and he has gone up against 4,823 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+115)

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