Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+120) New York (-144)

The Colorado Rockies (10-16) are headed to Citi Field on Sunday where they will take on the New York Mets (9-16). The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at +120 while New York is sitting at -144. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Chase Dollander and Nolan McLean.

Colorado is slugging .404 and have been rung up 239 times, while drawing a walk on 73 occasions. They have 105 runs batted in as well as 220 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .251. The Rockies have hit 50 two-baggers as a team and have hit 26 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 108 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are earning 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in baseball.

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The Rockies have a team earned run average of 4.40 for the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 205 batters. Rockies pitchers have conceded 35 home runs and 125 runs in total (25th in MLB). They have walked 86 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.66 as a unit on the campaign. Colorado has given up 237 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 112 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.38 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.41.

The Rockies have dispatched 79 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 42 runners for the season with 14.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. The relievers have 11 holds for the season (22nd in the league). Rockies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 26 times and also have had 28 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 7 saves on the season and have missed out on 3 out of their 10 save opportunities. The Rockies relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.0% and have entered the game in 21 save situations.

The Rockies have converted 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,064 innings on the field, which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 688 putouts so far this season, in addition to 221 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball, and have a total of 21 double plays.

Dollander has pitched in 123 frames and has earned 114 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Dollander (4-14 career record) has a FIP of 5.69 while he has gone up against 545 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.78 (79 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.439. He has surrendered 121 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 56 free passes.

The Mets hold a slugging percentage of .344 and they average 3.52 runs per outing (29th in MLB). They have put up 36 two-baggers, while getting a free base 75 times as well as putting up 88 runs. New York is sitting with 19 long balls so far this year and 83 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 203 occasions (22nd in the league) and have notched a total of 191 base hits. The New York Mets have a team OBP of .291 as well as a batting average of .227 on the season.

The New York pitching staff have given up 112 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.14 (103 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 25 homers and they relinquish 4.50 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.299 with a FIP of 3.89 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (221 strikeouts vs 88 walks). They rank 19th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 203.

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 45.5% out of 33 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 26 occasions with runners on. With 13 save situations, the Mets have compiled 7 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have sent 74 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The New York Mets have gotten 15 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Mets have accrued 217 assists, 12 errors and have a tally of 673 putouts during this campaign. In 2,019 innings on the diamond, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (18th in baseball).

McLean (6-2 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 2.30 ERA and has given up 5.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.96 and he has faced 302 opposing batters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 20 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.935 and a FIP of 2.3. So far in his career, McLean has conceded 49 base knocks while tallying 95 strikeouts in 78 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+120)

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