Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/10/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, September 10, 2021

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+115) Philadelphia (-147)

Bailey Falter and the Philadelphia Phillies (71-68, 2nd in NL East) play the Colorado Rockies (63-77, 4th in NL West) at Citizens Bank Park on Friday. The odds on this game have the Rockies priced at +115 and the Phillies are at -147. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be German Marquez and Bailey Falter.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 13th in baseball. They have tallied 638 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. The Rockies have earned 236 doubles as a unit and have smacked 157 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 609 RBI's in addition to 1,147 hits so far this year, while their batting average is .247. Colorado is slugging .413 and have struck out 1,148 times, while being walked on 422 occasions.

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The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 4.83 over the course of the season (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,111 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Rockies pitchers have conceded 173 home runs and 693 runs in total (23rd in MLB). They have walked 468 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.49 as a squad for the year.

The Rockies have sent 455 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 181 runners over the course of the season with 40.9% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 26 saves over the course of the season and have blown 25 out of their 51 chances to get a save. The Rockies bullpen have a save percentage of 51.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 111 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 60 holds for the year (23rd in the league). Rockies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 114 times as well as having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 3,625 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,320 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball, and have a total of 948 double plays. The Rockies have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,875 innings on the field, which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball.

Marquez (53-40 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.84 and he has faced 3,345 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 772 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 227 free passes. His earned run average is 4.21 (372 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.256. Marquez has taken the ball for 795 innings and has tallied 801 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Philadelphia has a total of 170 long balls for the season to go along with 607 RBIs. They have 221 two-baggers, while walking 491 times as well as earning 636 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled an OBP of .318 in addition to a batting average of .240 over the course of the season. The Phillies have a SLG% of .409 and they earn 4.58 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,208 occasions (15th in the league) and are sitting with 1,108 hits.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have relinquished 649 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.44 (600 earned runs yielded). They have given up 175 home runs and they surrender 4.80 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.299 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.17 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.91 (1,268 strikeouts against 435 bases on balls). They are sitting at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,145.

Sitting with 126 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 59 holds and also 29 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 61 save opportunities and they have recorded 32 saves. Their relievers have come in 142 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score rate of 43.2% of 192 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 26th in MLB with a save rate of 52.5%, and they have sent 443 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

In 10,950 innings on the diamond, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (25th in professional baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 114 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Phillies have 1,229 assists, 84 errors and have notched a total of 3,650 putouts so far this season.

Falter (2-0 record in his career) holds a 4.94 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 16.00 and he has gone up against 111 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 15 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.061 and having a FIP of 3.6. In his career, Falter has surrendered 27 hits while earning 32 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-147)

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