Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/26/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SNY

Marcus Stroman and the New York Mets (21-20, 1st in NL East) play the Colorado Rockies (19-29, 4th in NL West) at Citi Field on Wednesday.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 12th in the league. They have 221 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .307. The Rockies have accumulated 78 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 48 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 207 RBI's and 384 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .242. Colorado is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 415 times, while taking a walk on 142 occasions.

The Rockies hold a team ERA of 4.81 on the season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 365 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Rockies pitchers have conceded 57 home runs and also 249 total runs (27th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 182 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.62 as a team for the year.

The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 46.7% and has entered the game in 26 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 78 runners on the campaign and 42.3% of them earned a run for their team. Rockies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 48 times and also have had 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 159 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have 11 holds so far this season (30th in MLB). They have compiled 7 saves so far this season and have blown 8 of their 15 chances to save the game.

The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 1,240 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 454 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which ranks 28th in baseball, and have accumulated 322 double plays. The Rockies have converted 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,720 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball.

Marquez has taken the ball for 686 frames and has earned 696 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Marquez (45-34 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.86 while he has faced 2,915 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.29 (327 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.293. He has allowed 686 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 202 walks.

New York has 32 HRs so far this season to go along with 133 RBIs. They have 51 doubles, while getting a free base 136 times as well as scoring 140 runs. The New York Mets have earned an on-base percentage of .305 as well as a batting average of .224 this season. The Mets have a team slugging % of .341 and they are earning 3.41 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have struck out on 351 occasions (29th in the league) and have accounted for 295 hits.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.145 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.15 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.40 (391 strikeouts against 115 walks). They come in at 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 285. They have allowed 30 homers and they concede 3.97 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have given up 154 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.30 (128 earned runs yielded).

With 33 save situations, the Mets have recorded 16 holds and 7 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 17 save chances and they have recorded 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 48 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of their 52 inherited runners. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 131 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The New York Mets have twisted 31 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (20th in the majors). The Mets have accrued 331 assists, 24 errors and have a total of 1,049 putouts so far this season. Out of their 3,147 innings played, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (15th in the majors).

Stroman (54-51 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.70 earned run average while surrendering 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 3,759 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 371 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.279 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his MLB career, Stroman has surrendered 898 hits while he has earned 738 punch outs in 901 frames.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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