New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-115) Colorado (-105)

The Colorado Rockies (18-19) are hosting the New York Mets (25-14) at Coors Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at -115 while Colorado opens at -105. The betting total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Carlos Carrasco and German Marquez.

New York has a slugging percentage of .383 and have been rung up 300 times, while being walked on 133 occasions. They have compiled 166 runs batted in in addition to 326 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .251. The Mets have accumulated 60 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 32 baseballs out of the park. They have 177 runs while holding a team OBP of .330. As a unit, the New York Mets are earning 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 9th in MLB.

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Mets pitchers have surrendered 35 home runs and also 134 runs in total (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 106 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.31 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.53 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12. The Mets have an ERA of 3.32 for the season (4th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 374 batters.

The Mets have dispatched 118 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 41 base runners for the year and 39.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 12 saves so far this year and have blown 5 out of their 17 save opportunities. The Mets relief pitchers have a save percentage of 70.6% and stepped onto the hill in 45 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 27 holds so far this year (4th in the league). Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 33 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have accounted for 1,041 putouts on the year, as well as 314 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which is 1st in professional baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays. The Mets have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 3,123 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 12th in baseball.

Carrasco has taken the ball for 1,337 innings and has accounted for 1,390 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.86 (573 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.203. He has given up 1,263 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 346 free passes. Carrasco (92-79 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.48 while he has faced 5,518 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies hold a team on-base percentage of .328 as well as a batting average of .263 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 289 occasions (25th in MLB) and have totaled 329 base hits. Colorado has accounted for 37 HRs on the season as well as 168 RBIs. The Rockies have a team slugging % of .412 and they average 4.81 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have 64 two-baggers, while taking a walk 111 times as well as scoring 178 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 208 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.03 (181 earned runs conceded). They have given up 38 HR's and they concede 5.78 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.497 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.25 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.11 (266 strikeouts vs 126 walks). They come in at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 359.

Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of 67 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 34 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 16 holds and 4 blown saves. They sit at 4th in MLB holding a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have sent 121 relievers to the hill so far this season. Colorado has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 18 save opportunities and they have tallied 14 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 46 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (26th in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 385 assists, 29 errors and have earned a total of 972 putouts for the year. In 2,916 innings played, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 65.6% (30th in MLB).

Marquez (55-44 mark in his career) has earned a 4.36 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.43 and he has faced 3,606 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 413 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and having a FIP of 3.9. During his career, Marquez has conceded 845 hits and he has 848 punch outs in 852 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (-105)

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