Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

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

The Colorado Rockies (20-24) are en route to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will compete against the Washington Nationals (16-30). The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at -105 and the Nationals are sitting at -115. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Freeland and Jon Gray.

Colorado is slugging .401 and have been called out on strikes 337 times, while drawing a walk on 127 occasions. They have 189 RBI's and 391 hits this season, while their average at the plate is at .261. The Rockies have accrued 72 doubles as a team and have knocked 41 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 201 runs scored and hold an OBP of .325. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.91 for the season (27th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 313 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 147 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47. Rockies pitchers have yielded 41 home runs and 238 runs in total (28th in baseball).

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 37 times as well as having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 18 holds for the season (25th in the league). The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 73.7% and has come into the game in 37 save situations. They have recorded 14 saves over the course of the season and have blown 5 of 19 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 73 runners so far this year and 32.9% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rockies have dispatched 142 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 1,155 putouts on the year, as well as 452 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them sitting 28th in baseball, and they have twisted 51 double plays. The Rockies have turned 66.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,465 innings, which ranks them 30th in the majors.

Freeland has taken the ball for 701 innings and has accounted for 550 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Freeland (41-44 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.49 while going up against 3,037 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.22 (329 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.414. He has given up 743 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 248 free passes.

Washington has recorded 27 home runs on the campaign as well as 171 RBIs. They have recorded 74 two-baggers, while getting a free base 133 times and putting up 180 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .252 on the year. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .358 and they earn 3.91 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have struck out on 332 occasions (27th in the league) and have earned 386 hits.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.464 with a FIP of 4.51 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 (359 strikeouts against 176 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 413. They have conceded 51 home runs and they yield 5.35 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have given up 239 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.99 (223 earned runs surrendered).

Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of 87 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 48 occasions with runners on. With 27 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 18 holds and 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 177 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 9 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves.

In their 3,624 innings played, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (27th in the majors). The Washington Nationals have turned 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in pro baseball). The Nationals have 419 assists, 33 errors and have a tally of 1,208 putouts on the season.

Gray (54-51 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.61 ERA while conceding 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and he has faced 3,675 hitters during his career. He has given up 439 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.338 and a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Gray has allowed 857 hits while earning 876 punch outs in 857 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (-105)

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