Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/22/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+125) Arizona (-145)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (25-23) are welcoming the Colorado Rockies (19-31) at Chase Field on Friday. The line on this contest has the Rockies at +125 while the Diamondbacks are at -145. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Tomoyuki Sugano and Michael Soroka.

The Rockies have earned 90 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 44 baseballs out of the park. Colorado is slugging .386 and have been called out on strikes 466 times, while drawing a walk on 145 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which is 19th in the league. They have tallied 201 runs batted in in addition to 411 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .244. They have a total of 210 runs and have an OBP of .312.

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The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.00 for the year (28th in the league), and they have rung up 370 hitters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 68 home runs and also 264 runs in total (26th in baseball). They have walked 171 opposing players and their FIP is 4.73 as a unit for the year. Colorado has surrendered 479 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 245 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Rockies have sent 145 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 90 runners for the season and 26.7% of them crossing home plate. The relief pitchers are sitting with 22 holds for the year (23rd in the league). Rockies pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 51 times and also have had 47 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 13 saves so far this year and have not converted 6 of their 19 save opportunities. The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 68.4% and have come into the game in 41 save situations.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 1,324 putouts this year, in addition to 434 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 21st in MLB, and have a total of 43 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,972 innings on the field, which ranks them 28th in professional baseball.

Sugano has taken the ball for 204 frames and has earned 131 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.50 (102 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.314. He has surrendered 218 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 50 free passes. Sugano (14-13 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.43 and he has gone up against 870 hitters in the majors.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .246 for the season. They have been rung up on 367 occasions (28th in baseball) and have recorded 393 base hits. Arizona has recorded 44 long balls this year and 212 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .404 and they tally 4.60 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have 91 two-baggers, while getting a free base 145 times and scoring 221 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 223 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.23 (199 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 54 home runs and they give up 4.74 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.267 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.50 (351 strikeouts vs 146 walks). They sit at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 390.

They rank 14th in baseball with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have sent 160 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 56 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with base runners. With 53 save situations, the Diamondbacks have recorded 32 holds and also 7 blown saves. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves. Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.3% out of 66 inherited base runners.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 410 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 1,269 putouts on the season. In their 3,807 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (6th in baseball).

Soroka (26-28 career record) holds a 3.82 earned run average while conceding 8.1 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and he has gone up against 1,952 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 197 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.234 and having a FIP of 3.8. In his career, Soroka has surrendered 419 base hits while he has earned 434 strikeouts in 464 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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