Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

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

The Washington Nationals (8-16) are en route to Coors Field on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (13-9). The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +115 and the Rockies are coming in at -135. The total comes in at 10.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Patrick Corbin and Austin Gomber.

The Nationals have accrued 41 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 12 balls out of the stadium. Washington has a slugging rate of .337 and have struck out 182 times, while drawing a walk on 73 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 17th in MLB. They have accumulated 90 RBI's as well as 193 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .241. They have earned a total of 95 runs and have an OBP of .309.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 5.08 on the year (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 203 batters. They have walked 99 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.49. Nationals pitchers have conceded 22 long balls and also 128 runs (29th in the league).

The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 14 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 65 runners on the year and 36.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Nationals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 33 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 104 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen have recorded 10 holds so far this year (21st in baseball). They have accumulated 3 saves for the year and have not converted 1 of their 4 save opportunities.

The Nationals have converted 66.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,899 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in the majors. The Washington Nationals have accounted for 633 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 208 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which ranks 25th in the majors, and have 14 double plays.

Corbin (81-88 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.86 while he has faced 5,979 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,418 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 432 free passes. His ERA is 4.15 (648 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.317. Corbin has pitched in 1,404 frames and has tallied 1,361 strikeouts in his career.

Colorado has a total of 24 long balls so far this year as well as 98 RBIs. They have recorded 42 doubles, while walking 72 times and putting up 104 runs. The Colorado Rockies have compiled an OBP of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .265 so far this year. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .430 and they score 4.73 runs per game (5th in the league). They have struck out on 171 occasions (25th in the league) and are sitting with 195 hits.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.402 with a FIP of 3.85 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.28 (153 strikeouts vs 67 bases on balls). They come in at 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 205. They have surrendered 18 home runs and they concede 5.10 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 110 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.36 (94 earned runs given up).

Colorado has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 13 save chances and they have recorded 10 saves. They are ranked 8th in the league holding a save rate of 76.9%, and they have sent 70 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have taken the field 22 times in high leverage situations and on 21 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.0% out of 46 inherited base runners. With 25 save situations, the Rockies have 12 holds and 3 blown saves.

Out of their 1,746 innings on the diamond, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (28th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 235 assists, 15 errors and have a total of 582 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Gomber has allowed 221 base hits while he has earned 227 punch outs in 240 frames. Gomber (17-14 mark in his career) has earned a 4.12 ERA while conceding 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 110 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.39 and he has faced 1,028 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+115)

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