Tampa Bay Rays vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/5/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-182) Colorado (+150)

The Colorado Rockies (45-68) host the Tampa Bay Rays (66-46) at Coors Field on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Rays at -182 while the Rockies are priced at +150. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Nick Martinez and Tomoyuki Sugano.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 15th in baseball. They are sitting with 497 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .329. The Rays have hit 162 doubles as a team and have knocked 114 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 473 RBI's in addition to 967 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .259. Tampa Bay is slugging .403 and have been called out on strikes 803 times, while being walked on 365 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15. Rays pitchers have allowed 139 long balls in addition to 462 runs (9th in baseball). Tampa Bay has relinquished 856 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 415 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.75 on the year (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 913 batters. They have walked 293 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Rays bullpen have a save percentage of 75.9% and have entered the game in 143 save situations. They have compiled 44 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 14 of their 58 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 130 base runners on the campaign with 29.2% of those players crossing home plate. Rays pitchers have entered the game with runners on 90 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 354 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have recorded 85 holds this year (2nd in the league).

The Rays have converted 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,964 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 2,988 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 880 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 22nd in baseball, and have 71 double plays.

Martinez has taken the hill for 1,063 innings and has accounted for 739 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.00 (472 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.279. He has given up 1,051 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 309 free passes. Martinez (58-62 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.94 while he has gone up against 4,484 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an OBP of .324 and a batting average of .256 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 981 occasions (8th in baseball) and have a total of 981 base hits. Colorado has tallied 128 HRs on the campaign as well as 525 runs batted in. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .422 and they are recording 4.84 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have put up 207 doubles, while getting a free base 350 times as well as notching 547 runs.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.518 with a FIP of 4.83 as a unit on the year. They sit at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,144. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 649 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.51 (607 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.10 (784 strikeouts vs 361 walks). They have surrendered 159 dingers and they allow 5.89 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Sitting with 86 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 40 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 45 save chances and they have come away with 26 saves. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of their 177 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 104 times in high leverage situations and also on 110 occasions with base runners. They rank 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 57.8%, and they have sent 334 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

In their 8,925 innings on the diamond, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 94 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Rockies have recorded 948 assists, 73 errors and have notched a total of 2,975 putouts this year.

Sugano (21-14 career win-loss record) has a 4.58 ERA and has surrendered 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and he has gone up against 1,104 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 132 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and having a FIP of 4.5. In his pro baseball career, Sugano has surrendered 278 base hits and he has 164 punch outs in 259 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado (+150) and under 9 runs

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