Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

The Colorado Rockies (8-38) will go up against the Philadelphia Phillies (28-18) at Coors Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Phillies at -152 while the Rockies are at +126. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Jesus Luzardo and Antonio Senzatela.

The Phillies have accounted for 70 doubles as a squad and have knocked 46 baseballs out of the stadium. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 365 times, while taking a walk on 175 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which is 10th in the league. They have accrued 206 RBI's in addition to 400 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .256. They have a total of 216 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335.

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The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.77 for the year (14th in MLB), and they have rung up 450 hitters. Phillies pitchers have relinquished 47 home runs and also 192 runs (14th in MLB). They have walked 132 opposing players and their FIP is 3.47 as a unit this year. Philadelphia has allowed 380 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 173 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.41 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Phillies bullpen have recorded a save rate of 65.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 48 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 42 runners so far this season and 35.7% of those players crossed the plate. Phillies pitchers have come into the game with runners on 28 times and also have had 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 147 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen are sitting with 24 holds over the course of the season (21st in baseball). They have earned 15 saves on the season and have not converted 8 of their 23 save opportunities.

The Phillies have turned 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,714 innings on the field, which has them sitting 23rd in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 1,238 putouts this year, as well as 398 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which has them sitting 2nd in MLB, and they have turned 33 double plays.

Luzardo has taken the ball for 566 innings and has 616 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.07 (256 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.246. He has conceded 510 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 195 free passes. Luzardo (30-34 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 2,365 hitters in the majors.

The Rockies have a SLG% of .361 and they are scoring 3.30 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have put up 69 doubles, while getting a free base 134 times as well as scoring 152 runs. Colorado has 41 home runs on the campaign as well as 151 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 453 occasions (1st in baseball) and have tallied 330 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have earned an on-base percentage of .286 in addition to a batting average of .217 on the campaign.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.599 and have a FIP of 4.76 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 6.80 (299 strikeouts vs 162 walks). They sit at 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 473. They have conceded 56 home runs and they concede 6.71 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 296 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.80 (256 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.6% out of 104 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 40 times in high leverage situations and on 57 occasions with base runners. With 25 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 13 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They are currently ranked 25th in the league holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 152 relievers to the hill so far this season. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 12 save chances and they have earned 6 saves.

In their 3,573 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 65.3% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 39 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (30th in baseball). The Rockies have recorded 447 assists, 38 errors and have notched a total of 1,191 putouts for the season.

Senzatela (40-51 career record) has earned a 4.99 ERA and has allowed 10.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and he has gone up against 3,216 batters in his career. He has conceded 408 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.484 and having a FIP of 4.9. During his MLB career, Senzatela has allowed 861 base hits while earning 480 punch outs in 735 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+126)

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