Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+130) Colorado (-150)

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (33-43) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (34-42) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Diamondbacks at +130 while the Rockies are sitting at -150. The total is set at 11.5. The starting pitchers are Luke Weaver and Austin Gomber.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which is 23rd in baseball. They have earned 308 runs scored and hold an OBP of .296. The Diamondbacks have accrued 109 doubles as a team and have hit 86 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 287 runs batted in as well as 535 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .215. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .371 and have been called out on strikes 676 times, while drawing a walk on 268 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.31 on the year (23rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 558 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 239 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a squad this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 84 home runs and also 359 total runs (23rd in the league).

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 69 times as well as having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 38 holds so far this year (17th in baseball). The Diamondbacks bullpen have earned a save rate of 68.0% and has entered the game in 64 save situations. They have earned 17 saves on the season and have blown 8 of their 25 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 96 runners on the year with 21.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 268 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 2,016 putouts so far this season, as well as 640 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which ranks 27th in the majors, and have accumulated 62 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,048 innings, which ranks them 18th in pro baseball.

Weaver has thrown 423 innings and has earned 435 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.83 (227 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.391. He has allowed 451 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 138 free passes. Weaver (24-36 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.05 while going up against 1,847 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .325 as well as a batting average of .261 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 601 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have recorded 684 hits. Colorado has tallied 69 home runs on the year to go along with 322 RBIs. The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .401 and they tally 4.47 runs per game (12th in the league). They have put up 125 doubles, while walking 229 times and recording 340 runs.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.431 and have a FIP of 4.22 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.23 (535 strikeouts against 240 bases on balls). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 720. They have conceded 77 long balls and they surrender 5.46 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 407 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.90 (365 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.7% out of 101 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 81 times in high leverage situations in addition to 60 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Rockies have earned 26 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They rank 4th in the league holding a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 236 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 26 save opportunities and they have recorded 20 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 74 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 741 assists, 58 errors and have notched a total of 2,013 putouts this year. In 6,039 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (30th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Gomber has conceded 280 hits while he has earned 259 strikeouts in 286 innings pitched. Gomber (19-19 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.71 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 150 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.360 and having a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.35 and he has gone up against 1,233 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (-150)

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