Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO
TV: Rockies.TV
Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-132) Colorado (+110)
The Colorado Rockies (8-40) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (30-18) at Coors Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Phillies at -132 while the Rockies open at +110. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ranger Suarez and German Marquez.


The Phillies have hit 76 doubles as a squad and have hit 50 balls out of the stadium. Philadelphia is slugging .411 and have struck out 377 times, while being walked on 179 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.8 runs/g, which is 7th in MLB. They have amassed 222 runs batted in and 434 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is at .264. They are sitting with 232 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .339.
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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.48 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Phillies pitchers have yielded 48 home runs and 199 runs in total (15th in the league). Philadelphia has given up 394 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 180 earned runs. The Phillies have a team ERA of 3.76 so far this season (13th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 470 batters. They have walked 135 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.41 as a unit on the season.
The Phillies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 65.2% and have come into the game in 49 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 42 runners on the campaign and 35.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. Phillies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 28 times as well as having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 152 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have tallied 25 holds so far this year (21st in the league). They have compiled 15 saves so far this season and have missed out on 8 of 23 save opportunities.
The Phillies have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,876 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 22nd in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have 1,292 putouts for the season, as well as 416 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which has them ranked 4th in baseball, and they have turned 33 double plays.
Suarez has taken the mound for 621 innings and has tallied 571 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.48 (240 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.281. He has given up 590 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 206 free passes. Suarez (43-29 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.42 and he has gone up against 2,617 hitters in the majors.
Colorado has tallied 42 home runs so far this year as well as 158 RBIs. They have put up 74 doubles, while taking a walk 137 times as well as putting up 159 runs. The Colorado Rockies have compiled a team on-base percentage of .284 in addition to a team batting average of .217 so far this season. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .360 and they average 3.31 runs per game (27th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 473 occasions (1st in the league) and have 344 hits.
The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.622 and have a FIP of 4.78 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 6.70 (311 strikeouts vs 166 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 507. They have relinquished 60 dingers and they allow 6.77 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 312 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 5.88 (271 earned runs surrendered).
Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.2% of 108 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 42 times in high leverage situations in addition to 60 occasions with runners on base. With 27 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 14 holds and 7 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save rate of 46.2%, and they have dispatched 157 relievers to the mound so far this year. Colorado has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 13 save chances and they have tallied 6 saves.
In their 3,735 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 64.8% (30th in professional baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 40 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (30th in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 470 assists, 40 errors and have a total of 1,245 putouts this year.
Thus far in his career, Marquez has surrendered 1,064 base hits while accumulating 1,007 punch outs in 1,060 innings. He has given up a total of 540 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.308 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and he has faced 4,509 hitters in his pro baseball career. Marquez (66-62 career record) has a 4.58 earned run average and has allowed 9.0 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-132)
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