Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, May 19, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-152) Colorado (+126)

The Colorado Rockies (7-36) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (25-18) at Coors Field on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Philadelphia at -152 while Colorado is priced at +126. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Jesus Luzardo and Kyle Freeland.

The Phillies have compiled 65 two-baggers as a team and have hit 45 balls out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging % of .402 and have been called out on strikes 345 times, while being walked on 162 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have tallied 192 runs batted in as well as 378 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .257. They have accumulated 202 runs while holding a team OBP of .335.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Phillies pitchers have yielded 45 home runs and 186 runs in total (16th in baseball). Philadelphia has allowed 363 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 167 earned runs. The Phillies have a team earned run average of 3.90 on the season (14th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 417 batters. They have walked 124 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.54 as a team on the year.

The Phillies have sent 138 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 39 runners this season with 38.5% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 13 saves for the season and have not converted 8 of 21 chances to save the game. The Phillies relievers have a save rate of 61.9% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 21 holds so far this year (24th in the league). Phillies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 27 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have converted 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,471 innings, which has them sitting at 23rd in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 1,157 putouts on the year, as well as 369 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate is at .990 which is 4th in baseball, and have 30 double plays.

Luzardo has pitched in 566 innings and has earned 616 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Luzardo (30-34 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.01 while he has gone up against 2,365 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.07 (256 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.246. He has allowed 510 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 195 free passes.

Colorado has recorded 36 long balls so far this year and 137 RBIs. They have notched 64 doubles, while getting a free base 121 times as well as earning 138 runs. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .283 in addition to a team batting average of .216 this season. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .353 and they have an average of 3.21 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 418 instances (1st in MLB) and have earned 306 base hits.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.594 with a FIP of 4.75 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 6.80 (283 strikeouts vs 151 bases on balls). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 442. They have given up 53 homers and they yield 6.65 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 275 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.73 (237 earned runs conceded).

Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.6% of 101 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 37 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on. With 22 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 11 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 45.5%, and they have sent 141 relievers to the mound this season. Colorado has had relievers take the mound in 11 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 37 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (29th in baseball). The Rockies have recorded 423 assists, 36 errors and have 1,116 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,348 innings played, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.2% (30th in MLB).

So far in his career, Freeland has given up 1,265 hits while he has totaled 855 punch outs in 1,142 frames. He has given up 577 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.424 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and he has faced 4,964 batters in his career. Freeland (60-79 mark in his career) holds a 4.55 earned run average and has surrendered 10.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+126)

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