San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-145) Colorado (+125)

The San Francisco Giants (20-14) are on their way to Coors Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Colorado Rockies (17-17). The odds on this game have San Francisco at -145 and Colorado is at +125. The total is set at 10. The starting pitchers will be Alex Cobb and Chad Kuhl.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. They have tallied 169 runs while holding a team OBP of .328. The Giants have accounted for 44 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 36 balls out of the park. They have recorded 159 RBI's and 275 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .244. San Francisco is slugging .383 and have struck out 273 times, while drawing a walk on 132 occasions.

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The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 3.71 on the campaign (14th in baseball), and they have struck out 293 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.12 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Giants pitchers have allowed 22 home runs and also 136 total runs (10th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 94 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.13 as a team this season.

The Giants have sent 133 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 45 runners for the season and 28.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 8 saves for the season and have not converted 3 of their 11 save opportunities. The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 72.7% and stepped onto the hill in 28 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 17 holds for the season (19th in the league). Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 31 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,712 innings, which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 904 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 313 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 13th in the majors, and have accumulated 29 double plays.

Cobb has pitched in 1,030 innings and is sitting with 844 punch outs so far in his career. Cobb (65-61 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.91 and he has gone up against 4,327 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.87 (443 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.267. He has surrendered 998 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 308 walks.

The Colorado Rockies have a team OBP of .326 and a team batting average of .260 for the season. They have struck out on 266 occasions (25th in the league) and have totaled 298 hits. Colorado has accounted for 33 long balls for the season as well as 150 RBIs. The Rockies have a team slugging % of .409 and they average 4.71 runs per game (8th in the league). They have put up 60 doubles, while getting a free base 102 times as well as putting up 160 runs.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.488 with a FIP of 4.28 as a staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (234 strikeouts vs 114 bases on balls). They come in at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 328. They have allowed 34 dingers and they allow 5.70 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 188 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.91 (162 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 33 save situations, the Rockies have earned 16 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to take the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations in addition to 31 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of 63 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 76.5%, and they have dispatched 107 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 46 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in pro baseball). The Rockies have 364 assists, 26 errors and have earned a total of 891 putouts this year. In 2,673 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 65.8% (30th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Kuhl has given up 452 hits while he has tallied 425 K's in 474 innings pitched. Kuhl (28-31 career record) is the owner of a 4.33 ERA and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 228 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.390 and having a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.05 and he has gone up against 2,036 batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-145)

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