New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-120) Colorado (+100)

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (18-19) will try to defeat the New York Mets (26-14) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at -120 while the Rockies are coming in at +100. The over/under is set at 10.5. The starting pitchers are Taijuan Walker and Chad Kuhl.

New York has a slugging rate of .384 and have been called out on strikes 306 times, while being walked on 136 occasions. They have accumulated 173 runs batted in as well as 337 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .252. The Mets have tallied 61 doubles as a squad and have hit 33 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 184 runs and hold an OBP of .331. As a team, the New York Mets are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which is 8th in MLB.

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Mets pitchers have surrendered 37 home runs and 140 runs in total (5th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 109 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.37 as a unit so far this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.48 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.35 on the campaign (4th in the league), and they have rung up 379 hitters.

Mets bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 35 times and also have had 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 28 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 47 save situations. They have accumulated 12 saves so far this season and have blown 6 out of their 18 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 43 base runners so far this season and 39.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mets have sent 121 relievers to the mound this season.

The New York Mets have accounted for 1,071 putouts for the season, in addition to 326 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 3rd in baseball, and have accumulated 29 double plays. The Mets have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,213 innings on the diamond, ranking them 14th in baseball.

Walker (43-45 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.30 while he has faced 3,216 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 695 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 246 free passes. His earned run average is 3.96 (336 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.232. Walker has taken the mound for 763 frames and has accumulated 686 punch outs in his MLB career.

Colorado has accumulated 37 home runs this season to go along with 168 runs batted in. They have put up 64 two-baggers, while walking 111 times as well as earning 178 runs. The Colorado Rockies have compiled an on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a batting average of .263 so far this season. The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .412 and they average 4.81 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have been rung up on 289 instances (26th in baseball) and have recorded 329 base hits.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.497 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.25 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.11 (266 strikeouts against 126 free passes). They sit at 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 359. They have allowed 38 home runs and they yield 5.78 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 208 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.03 (181 earned runs yielded).

Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of their 67 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations in addition to 33 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 34 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 16 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league with a save rate of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 121 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 18 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves.

In 2,916 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 65.6% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 46 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (27th in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 385 assists, 29 errors and have a tally of 972 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Kuhl has conceded 460 base knocks and he has 425 strikeouts in 477 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 233 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.400 and having a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 and he has gone up against 2,055 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Kuhl (28-32 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.40 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+100)

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