Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

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

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (5-12) will go up against the Pittsburgh Pirates (10-7) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at +100 while Colorado is priced at -120. The total is 11. The pitchers expected to start will be Johan Oviedo and Austin Gomber.

Pittsburgh is slugging .409 and have struck out 131 times, while taking a walk on 62 occasions. They have 62 RBI's in addition to 124 hits for the year, while their batting average is .234. The Pirates have hit 28 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 19 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 66 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in MLB.

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The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.29 over the course of the season (15th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 131 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 18 long balls in addition to 71 runs in total (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 63 opposing players and their FIP is 4.49 as a unit over the course of the season. Pittsburgh has conceded 141 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 68 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43.

The Pirates have sent 52 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 21 runners so far this year with 19.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 7 saves on the season and have blown 2 of 9 save opportunities. The Pirates relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 77.8% and stepped onto the hill in 22 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 12 holds for the season (8th in MLB). Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 14 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 428 putouts thus far, in addition to 123 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which ranks 10th in pro baseball, and have earned 11 double plays. The Pirates have transformed 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,284 innings, which has them sitting 15th in the majors.

Oviedo has taken the mound for 161 innings and has accounted for 140 punch outs during his career. Oviedo (5-12 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.62 while going up against 720 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.13 (74 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.401. He has surrendered 151 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 75 free passes.

The Colorado Rockies have a team on-base percentage of .304 as well as a batting average of .253 so far this year. They have struck out on 143 occasions (12th in the league) and have accounted for 137 base hits. Colorado has knocked in 15 HRs this year to go along with 59 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .395 and they earn 3.94 runs per game (24th in the league). They have recorded 32 doubles, while getting a free base 36 times as well as putting up 63 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.453 and have a FIP of 4.86 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.40 (128 strikeouts vs 64 free passes). They are currently ranked 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 135. They have allowed 20 home runs and they concede 5.91 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 90 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.99 (76 earned runs yielded).

Colorado has had relief pitchers take the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have converted 3 saves. They rank 9th in the league holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 47 relievers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 11 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 48.3% out of their 29 inherited base runners. Sitting with 8 save situations, the Rockies have earned 3 holds in addition to 1 blown save.

Out of their 1,233 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (19th in professional baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (28th in pro baseball). The Rockies have 140 assists, 12 errors and have earned a total of 411 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Gomber has given up 356 base hits while accumulating 313 strikeouts in 358 innings pitched. Gomber (21-22 career mark) has earned a 4.80 earned run average and has conceded 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 191 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.351 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and he has gone up against 1,536 opposing batters during his career.

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

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

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