Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+110) San Diego (-130)

The San Diego Padres (8-6) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (6-8) at Petco Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Rockies at +110 while the Padres are priced at -130. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kyle Freeland and Nick Pivetta.

Colorado is slugging .376 and have struck out 140 times, while drawing a walk on 36 occasions. They have amassed 56 runs batted in in addition to 117 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .246. The Rockies have recorded 21 doubles as a squad and have smacked 13 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 58 runs while having a team OBP of .304. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.1 runs/g, which is 14th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Rockies pitchers have conceded 16 home runs and also 55 total runs (13th in the league). Colorado has relinquished 119 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 52 earned runs. The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 3.73 this season (14th in baseball), and they have rung up 106 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 40 hitters and their FIP is 4.24 as a squad so far this year.

Rockies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 17 times and also have had 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 4 holds so far this season (26th in MLB). The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and have come into the game in 11 save situations. They have accumulated 5 saves so far this season and have blown 2 out of their 7 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 24 base runners this year and 12.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rockies have dispatched 42 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Rockies have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,128 innings, ranking them 9th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 376 putouts so far this season, as well as 124 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays.

Freeland (66-91 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.45 while he has gone up against 5,533 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 1,407 base knocks (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 396 walks. His earned run average is 4.52 (640 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.414. Freeland has pitched in 1,275 frames and has earned 957 K's so far in his career.

The San Diego Padres hold an on-base percentage of .284 and a team batting average of .213 so far this year. They have been rung up on 113 occasions (17th in MLB) and have earned a total of 100 base hits. San Diego has knocked in 11 home runs so far this season and 53 runs batted in. The Padres hold a slugging % of .349 and they tally 4.14 runs per outing (15th in MLB). They have tallied 29 doubles, while walking 47 times and scoring 58 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 53 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.40 (48 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 7 HR's and they relinquish 3.76 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.252 in addition to having a FIP of 2.96 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (129 strikeouts vs 44 walks). They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 115.

San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 63.2% of 19 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 17 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on. With 18 save situations, the Padres have earned 8 holds and 5 blown saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save rate of 44.4%, and they have dispatched 48 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

In their 1,143 innings played, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (26th in professional baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 15 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in professional baseball). The Padres have recorded 122 assists, 6 errors and have amassed 381 putouts this season.

So far in his career, Pivetta has surrendered 1,119 base hits and he has 1,349 punch outs in 1,224 frames. Pivetta (70-78 career win-loss record) holds a 4.49 ERA and has surrendered 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 610 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.268 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and he has gone up against 5,164 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-130)

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